re: Conservative Radio Show Host Phil Valentine on Ventillator

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ECMO is probably “worse” than a vent, honestly. But it’s not a vent.

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Either way the title is wrong.

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ECMO is probably “worse” than a vent, honestly. But it’s not a vent.

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It's probably worse to "need" ECMO more than a ventilator. However, you don't get the iatrogenic barotrauma with ECMO as you do with high pressure mechanical ventilation. As I recall, they were having problems with patients getting worse with mechanical ventilation (traditional) and were switching to BiPAP and CPAP to maintain oxygenation.