Non-paywalled: https://archive.is/w04aA https://archive.is/w04aA In relation to TFA: normothermic regional perfusion and ECMO seem like basically the same medi

Non-paywalled: https://archive.is/w04aA https://archive.is/w04aA In relation to TFA: normothermic regional perfusion and ECMO seem like basically the same medical technology being performed on the bodies of people who only differ in legal status. I'm no medical expert, but Claude tells me "About 32-40% of ECMO patients survive to hospital discharge, with 1-year survival around 32-33%," but also notes that "Among those who make it past the critical first 30 days, 5-year survival rates improve significantly to 71-73%." It is sobering to consider that potentially a third of the population who could be eligible for involuntary organ donation without their informed consent (what's being proposed) might otherwise reach a point of sufficient capacity to be discharged from the hospital, and a further third of those may go on to live for a year, with rapidly improving outcomes past the 30 day mark.