Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Comment: The implication here is that the ECMO facilities in Ireland and probably the UK are operating at capacity.
Swine flu patient transferred to Denmark
Updated: 15:54, Tuesday, 18 January 2011
A seriously ill Irish swine flu patient has been flown to hospital in Denmark for specialist treatment for respiratory failure.
The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) treatment provides oxygen to the blood when patients are not able to do so themselves.
The treatment is available at the Mater Hospital in Dublin but the facilities there are limited, so the HSE has sent a number of Irish swine flu patients abroad to be treated.
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http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0118/swinelfu.html
Swine flu patient transferred to Denmark
Updated: 15:54, Tuesday, 18 January 2011
A seriously ill Irish swine flu patient has been flown to hospital in Denmark for specialist treatment for respiratory failure.
The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) treatment provides oxygen to the blood when patients are not able to do so themselves.
The treatment is available at the Mater Hospital in Dublin but the facilities there are limited, so the HSE has sent a number of Irish swine flu patients abroad to be treated.
...
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0118/swinelfu.html