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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and an Angel

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and an Angel Opinion Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ON MY MIND and an Angel “We have a baby who needs ECMO,” says a voice on the spinning and twirling without taking their eyes off of Jennifer C. Kett, MD Treuman Katz Center other end of the line. I recognize the sound of his adrena- the baby on the bed. We do compressions. We venti- for Pediatric Bioethics, line rush, just as my own occurs. We often take calls from late. We give drugs: epinephrine, saline solution, epi- Seattle Children’s other neonatal intensive care units requesting a trans- nephrine, sodium bicarbonate, epinephrine, epineph- Hospital, Seattle, fer to our center. The calls for extracorporeal mem- rine, epinephrine. Washington. brane oxygenation (ECMO) are usually the worst. We can’t get in touch with the parents. They are on As I take more information, my heart sinks. This in- their way. They have no idea what has happened. Even fant has a diaphragmatic hernia, a congenital defect in if we could get in touch, what would I say? Should I tell the diaphragm that leads to severe abnormalities in the them all this while they are driving? lungs. His blood gases have been extremely abnormal Minutes tick by. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and an Angel

JAMA Pediatrics , Volume 168 (4) – Apr 1, 2014

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and an Angel

Abstract

Opinion Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ON MY MIND and an Angel “We have a baby who needs ECMO,” says a voice on the spinning and twirling without taking their eyes off of Jennifer C. Kett, MD Treuman Katz Center other end of the line. I recognize the sound of his adrena- the baby on the bed. We do compressions. We venti- for Pediatric Bioethics, line rush, just as my own occurs. We often take calls from late. We give drugs: epinephrine, saline solution, epi- Seattle...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2014 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
2168-6203
eISSN
2168-6211
DOI
10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4665
pmid
24515408
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Abstract

Opinion Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ON MY MIND and an Angel “We have a baby who needs ECMO,” says a voice on the spinning and twirling without taking their eyes off of Jennifer C. Kett, MD Treuman Katz Center other end of the line. I recognize the sound of his adrena- the baby on the bed. We do compressions. We venti- for Pediatric Bioethics, line rush, just as my own occurs. We often take calls from late. We give drugs: epinephrine, saline solution, epi- Seattle Children’s other neonatal intensive care units requesting a trans- nephrine, sodium bicarbonate, epinephrine, epineph- Hospital, Seattle, fer to our center. The calls for extracorporeal mem- rine, epinephrine. Washington. brane oxygenation (ECMO) are usually the worst. We can’t get in touch with the parents. They are on As I take more information, my heart sinks. This in- their way. They have no idea what has happened. Even fant has a diaphragmatic hernia, a congenital defect in if we could get in touch, what would I say? Should I tell the diaphragm that leads to severe abnormalities in the them all this while they are driving? lungs. His blood gases have been extremely abnormal Minutes tick by.

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JAMA PediatricsAmerican Medical Association

Published: Apr 1, 2014

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