Patients with severe respiratory symptoms should receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (OMEC), a modified cardiopulmonary bypass technique used for the treatment of critical heart or respiratory failure.
Wagonjwa walio na hali mbaya ya pumu lazima wasaidiwe kwa njia ya extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), na mbinu ya cardiopulmonary bypass inayotumika katika matibabu ya kukosa kufanya kazi kwa moyo au njia ya pumu ambayo ni hatari.