There’s not enough ability to research it. You’re taking big risks that require getting permission from a separate family, with only a guess that it might do something useful.
There’s not even much in the way of data as to why it worked in this case, or others. But afaik, it’s only ever been tried in multiple births, and only ones that are in distress. That’s why this was even tried; an effort to save a struggling preemie.
Not that research is impossible, but the barrier is a big one.
I’ve been there, doctors will do just about any thing if there’s a chance it’ll help more than it’ll harm. I came very close to dying in the ICU once and I woke up with all sorts of weird stuff going on, like purple pee from getting NUKED with one of the B vitamins. When it’s life or death medicine goes from a science to more of an art
There’s not enough ability to research it. You’re taking big risks that require getting permission from a separate family, with only a guess that it might do something useful.
There’s not even much in the way of data as to why it worked in this case, or others. But afaik, it’s only ever been tried in multiple births, and only ones that are in distress. That’s why this was even tried; an effort to save a struggling preemie.
Not that research is impossible, but the barrier is a big one.
I’ve been there, doctors will do just about any thing if there’s a chance it’ll help more than it’ll harm. I came very close to dying in the ICU once and I woke up with all sorts of weird stuff going on, like purple pee from getting NUKED with one of the B vitamins. When it’s life or death medicine goes from a science to more of an art