Life-saving Technique Could Help Identify, Curb Stroke and Hemorrhage Risk

A study published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine reports that measuring blood flow in the brain may be a noninvasive means to predict stroke or hemorrhage in children recieving cardiac and respiratory assistance from extracoporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The ECMO is used when the patient is unable to sustain oxygen due to heart failure or other life threatening conditions like septic shock. Researchers believe that the findings will allow doctors to take steps in treating and preventing the complications of stroke or hemorrhage, a leading killer for patients using ECMO. Click here to read the full story.