ECMO patient has new lease on life
Credit: OHSU News
Jesus Esparza hugs Dr. Stephanie Nonas, as he visits the staff at the OHSU Medical Intensive Care Unit in April 2019, thanking them for their care during his 23-day hospital stay in 2016. Esparza was kept alive with the help of advanced medical equipment that oxygenated his blood, called ECMO. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)