So Laura was hanging out with Ira yesterday when Dr. Stolar walked around the corner with a college-aged kid with him. Turns out this kid, Brendan, is 22 years old and was the first baby at Children's Hospital of New York to be placed on ECMO. (For those of you out of the loop, ECMO is a heart-lung machine.) Brendan was the ninth in the world to be put on ECMO and only the sixth to survive it.
Dr. Stolar's words:
In 1983, ECMO was an experiment. The devices used were investigational and not approved for human use. We had experience only with lambs. In fact, we took the father to the lab to see a lamb being supported with ECMO before he would agree. We had no consent forms or approval from the human experimentation committee. We used the same equipment from the animal lab on the baby as we had none other.
Dr. Stolar and his colleague stayed with Brendan 24 hours a day taking turns doing 12-hour shifts. Brendan was fortunate to have Stolar on his side. And we are too. Ira benefited from the growth and development of the ECMO and is officially ECMO patient #317 of Children’s Hospital of New York.
Oh, and if you are wondering what Brendan is up to these days he just graduated from Brown University - an Ivy League school - with a degree in computer engineering. Ira, no pressure or anything but...
Dr. Stolar's words:
In 1983, ECMO was an experiment. The devices used were investigational and not approved for human use. We had experience only with lambs. In fact, we took the father to the lab to see a lamb being supported with ECMO before he would agree. We had no consent forms or approval from the human experimentation committee. We used the same equipment from the animal lab on the baby as we had none other.
Dr. Stolar and his colleague stayed with Brendan 24 hours a day taking turns doing 12-hour shifts. Brendan was fortunate to have Stolar on his side. And we are too. Ira benefited from the growth and development of the ECMO and is officially ECMO patient #317 of Children’s Hospital of New York.
Oh, and if you are wondering what Brendan is up to these days he just graduated from Brown University - an Ivy League school - with a degree in computer engineering. Ira, no pressure or anything but...
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8:13 AM
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May the name of the Lord be Praised.
God is working mircles on little Ira. We pray for Ira everyday and for ya'll to have strength to get through each day. We are so glad to hear how much better Ira is doing everyday day.
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