A 23-year-old woman's heart stopped for three days and was cured by ECMO. What kind of family could use ECMO?

After three days of cardiac arrest, the 23-year-old woman was cured by artificial cardiopulmonary medical equipment (ECMO), which became a hot topic for everyone. After paying attention to this medical miracle, many people are also discussing what kind of high-end medical equipment can be used by families with ECMO which costs 1 thousand yuan to start and tens of thousands of yuan a day.

In fact, this expensive treatment is not something that ordinary families can't reach. Although it is expensive, if you can buy insurance, you can use medical insurance to avoid the risk of such expenses. As far as the present situation is concerned, most medical insurance clearly points out that ECMO belongs to the category of compensation. In this way, in addition to the upper-middle class families, ordinary families can also afford to pay this huge fee.

first, the high-priced equipment ECMO

ECMO is not only expensive, but actually the cost of using it is even more amazing. It is precisely because of the high cost that even top-notch public welfare stars dare not say that they will donate hundreds of sets to hospitals at one time. In 22, Han Han donated one to the hospital, and the public welfare foundation in Han Hong also delivered several sets to hospitals that received pneumonia patients. Ali and other large enterprises have also provided such equipment to some hospitals through donations.

But up to now, there are only over 2 hospitals in China that can really be used. The huge purchase cost requires a complete set of use teams to cooperate and use. This is why in the hospital, the final cost of ECMO can reach 1 thousand yuan. And the huge depreciation expense is also the reason why many hospitals dare not purchase such equipment easily. However, such equipment is expensive to use, but ordinary people can use it.

second, the double blessing of government and insurance

first of all, it must be clear that during the epidemic in the first half of this year, the government reimbursed all the expenses for using ECMO. The cost of using such equipment is entirely borne by the government. Of course, this is a special case. Except for such a large-scale epidemic, it is difficult for the government to pay for every patient who uses ECMO equipment. However, medical insurance can really help and ensure that patients can use these devices smoothly.

However, you should also note that you should ask relevant questions when purchasing medical insurance. Taiping Insurance's medical insurance clearly stated that the use cost of ECMO is not included in the scope of medical insurance. If you need to buy this kind of insurance, you need to carefully choose it yourself. After all, not any medical insurance can provide itself with the protection of such expenses. Apart from these help, few families can use ECMO.

Third, other families who use equipment

Most families use this kind of equipment, and basically they can only use it by selling their fixed property. This is the practice of ordinary families, but for some families with wealth share, the cost of using ECMO is not a problem. According to the current use cost conversion, the cost of using ECMO for one week is about 3,-5, yuan. The specific standards of different hospitals are different, and the cost of using fees is also different. But in general, its cost is still very high, which is very difficult for most ordinary families without insurance.