4 ms·
Why doesn't anyone question the ECMO machines? I'm definitely no doctor, but as a software engineer if my system failed 30-40% of the time I'd stop using it. L
by phamilton4 6y ago
Why doesn't anyone question the ECMO machines? I'm definitely no doctor, but as a software engineer if my system failed 30-40% of the time I'd stop using it.
Last I read they have 30-40% instance of internal bleeding with many other TERRIBLE things as a side effect of all the blood thinners and other pharmaceuticals needed to use the machine.
I really find it hard to believe that COVID caused the PE, hemorrhage, etc. that ultimately put an end to that young man's life.
Read about it here:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/1107939 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/1...
- timr 6y ago"Why doesn't anyone question the ECMO machines? I'm definitely no doctor, but as a software engineer if my system failed 30-40% of the time I'd stop using it." ECMO is a hail-mary treatment for people who would almost certainly die otherwise. A 40% chance of death is better than a 99% chance of death. What you're saying here actually happened with ventilators (though ventilators are nowhere nearly as invasive or complex as ECMO).