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The state health department has taken this decision with the aim of encouraging maximum doctors to work and serve in rural areas. (Representational Image)

Heart-lung bypass for patient with acute respiratory distress

Ranno had a history of asthma for which she had been on oral steroids for a long time and Type 2 diabetes.

17 July 2018 5:15 AM IST

Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa, who has been in hospital since September 22. (Photo: PTI)

Jayalalithaa is 'critically-stable', says doctor heading Apollo team

He, however, said a person can be on the ECMO machine for several days or even weeks.

5 Dec 2016 3:37 PM IST

The procedure was earlier performed mostly on children but is now being increasingly used on adults too. (Photo: AFP/ Representational Image)

All you need to know about a 'heart assist device'

The use of ECMO (or heart-assist device) has been shown to improve survival rates, say some scientific papers.

5 Dec 2016 11:39 AM IST