20-year-old Florida woman leaves hospital after record 184 days on ECMO

Akira Griffin, a 20-year-old Florida woman, has left Baptist Hospital in Pensacola for inpatient rehabilitation after spending 184 days on ECMO for severe lung failure. Her treatment exceeds the previously reported 155-day record for a patient recovering after ECMO support; treatment typically lasts about 11 days. A team of roughly 100 medical staff supported Griffin, who recovered enough lung function to come off a ventilator. Her mother hopes to bring her home by Christmas.