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That's what an ECMO is... a last-ditch effort to perfuse the brain and vital organs to see if the body can recover. It rarely does. Head transplantation is sti
by bayareanative 7y ago
That's what an ECMO is... a last-ditch effort to perfuse the brain and vital organs to see if the body can recover. It rarely does.
Head transplantation is still too "out there."
- nostromo 7y agoIt bothers me that it's called a head transplant and not a body transplant. If I needed to, I would definitely choose a new body over a new head.
- manjana 7y agoOne problem with head transplantation that comes to me, is that of resources such as hormones and neurotransmitters produced by the body (i.e. intestines produce neurotransmitters). Thence it is not only a problem of oxygenation of brain tissue.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracorporeal_membrane_oxygenation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extracorporeal_membrane_oxyg... an extracorporeal technique of providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequate amount of gas exchange or perfusion to sustain life. The technology for ECMO is largely derived from cardiopulmonary bypass, which provides shorter-term support with arrested native circulation.