News First Arizona patient on ventilator survives COVID-19 with rare blood treatment April 15, 2020Alison Steinbach, Arizona RepublicComments Off on First Arizona patient on ventilator survives COVID-19 with rare blood treatment Enes Dedic, 53, was on the brink of death with a ventilator until his doctors decided to use ECMO as a last resort for his COVID-19. He survived.