Minutes after his arrival to Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, Zigeleh Paye required cardiopulmonary resuscitation six different time before being placed on ECMO, extra corporeal membrane oxygenation, which took over the function of his heart and lungs while he recovered. Today, Zigeleh is a healthy, happy boy, with no signs of adverse effects.
As the regional neonatal unit for southern Connecticut, the NBSCU is Connecticut's leader in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a heart-lung bypass procedure for infants with life-threatening lung and heart diseases. ECMO provided newborn Leeya Fabry with a fighting chance at life. Her parents describe the experience ...