ECMO patient has new lease on life
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(Left to right) Jesus Esparza, Crystal Pelgorsch, R.N., and Dr. Stephanie Nonas visit in the OHSU Medical Intensive Care Unit in April 2019, After contracting a bad strain of the flu, Esparza spent 23 days in the intensive care in 2016. He was kept alive with the help of advanced medical equipment that oxygenated his blood, called ECMO. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)