https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/what-is-ecmo.pdf
Interesting.
I was in an ICU for a few days in the last 6 months but it didn’t seem at all different from being in a regular hospital room.
It may not seem different to a layman but there is a huge difference. There is a myriad of wiring and monitors to support the equipment needed. The physical room is often larger to support the amount of personnel and equipment. The water supply has to be adequate for dialysis. There is a lot going on under the surface you don’t see
“I was in an ICU for a few days in the last 6 months but it didn’t seem at all different from being in a regular hospital room.”
The ICU is set up for Oxygen and ventilators. Most COVID patients that go to ICU will also go on a ventilator.