How Emory's ECMO team helped a veteran, college athlete and father wage the health battle of a lifetime
When former college athlete and Army veteran Michael Roberts first fell ill last year, he never could have imagined that he'd need to spend two weeks on life-saving support from ECMO, as his struggling heart healed from infection. Thankfully, he had the lifesaving support of a full team at Emory -- doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and speech-language pathologists -- and the strength to prevail through the storm.
Source: emory.edu