The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth celebrated survivorship with joy, hope and fellowship at the ECMO Reunion on January 6. The event brought together ECMO patients and families from all over Texas to reunite with the physicians and staff members who made recovery possible.
ECMO technology provides advanced support for critically ill heart and lung patients, allowing time to recover or as a short-term bridge to transplant. Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth is one of only three locations within the Baylor Scott & White system that offers ECMO capabilities. Since the ECMO program began at the hospital, over 200 patients have received this life-changing support.
Baylor Scott & White Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute hosts conference on donation after circulatory death
While the number of organ donations after circulatory death (DCD) continues to grow in the United States and worldwide, it is yet to be accepted universally as a viable option to serve patients on the waiting list. Donation after circulatory death was the topic of the 7th Innovations in Transplant Summit, hosted April 22 and 23 by Baylor University Medical Center (Baylor Dallas), part of Baylor Scott & White Health.
Liver acquisition costs increase after implementation of acuity circle allocation policy
Acuity circles (AC) liver allocation policy was implemented to eliminate donor service area geographic boundaries from liver allocation and to decrease variability in median model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) score at transplant and wait list mortality. A team of researchers at Baylor Scott & White Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute found that the new policy also significantly increased transportation costs and acquisition fees.
AIM HIGHer evaluates CCM in heart failure patients with higher EF
The study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of implantable CCM therapy in those with symptomatic heart failure and an ejection fraction (EF) between 40 and 60%.
Center offers proactive approach to heart failure management
The Advanced Heart and Lung Disease Center at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth offers evaluation, management and treatment plans developed by experts from several specialties and disciplines, including access to advanced therapies.