战“疫”手册：什么是叶克膜？新冠肺炎的救治采用了哪些高精尖设备？
在新冠肺炎的治疗中，常常会听到一个词“ECMO”，那么“ECMO”是什么呢？
ECMO，是体外肺膜氧合（extracorporeal membrane oxygenation）的简称，又被称为“叶克膜”或“人工肺”。
它是一种医疗急救设备，其工作原理是将静脉血从体内引流到体外，经气体交换装置氧合后再用驱动泵将血灌回体内。在新冠肺炎的治疗过程中，叶克膜能够为重症病患者提供一定时间的心肺支持。
ECMO, a word that we have frequently heard in the treatment for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), refers to a machine which can temporarily replace the functions of the heart and lungs.
The full name for ECMO is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. It is known as the "ultimate lifesaver" for patients with severe cardiac and respiratory failure.
The machine operates by pumping venous blood from the body, artificially oxygenating it and then pumping it back into the arteries.
"ECMO is usually called the artificial heart-lung machine. It does provide cardiopulmonary support for a limited period of time for critically ill patients," said Luo Junjie, director of the First Division of Equipment Industry Department, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. "According to the six-edition diagnosis and treatment plan, ECMO is recommended for rescue treatment for severe and critical cases of COVID-19 when conventional treatment is ineffective."
除了叶克膜，P3移动实验室、移动CT这些灵活机动、高效便捷的高精尖设备，在此次新冠肺炎的临床救治中也发挥了重要作用。
P3移动实验室可为医院提供核酸检测服务，一天最多可做600份核酸检测；移动CT可让患者就近做CT检查，一个胸部CT检查时间大概不到3分钟，大大提高检测效率。
Besides ECMO, more high technologies have been applied in the treatment of COVID-19.
P3 laboratories have third-level biosafety protection. Level-3 is applicable to pathogenic microorganisms or toxins that cause severe or even fatal diseases via the respiratory route.
Mobile P3 laboratories in Hubei Province provide nucleic acid testing in the temporary hospitals. The labs can move to anywhere needed.
"Samples are taken every morning and tested at 1 p.m. here. Doctors can get the test reports before 11 p.m.," said a CCTV reporter in Wuhan. "Such a mobile P3 lab can handle as many as 600 nucleic acid tests per day."
CT examination is one important method in screening and diagnosing the infection. Featuring flexibility, high efficiency and convenience, mobile CT equipment can be put anywhere based on actual need for CT scanning. And a CT scan can be done in less than three minutes.
"The application of these advanced facilities has played a vital role in the treatment at the front line," said Luo.