Is that why then some Dr's used Viagra early on and found improvement, because it allowed better blood flow and hence more oxygen to the brain and other organs?
Yeah, it is. The honest doctors were trying to figure out how the body was oxygen deprived despite the ventilators, and viagra is one thing that helped, and it was readily available and included in the hospital's approved medicine list. It's also why ECMOs (think dialysis, but for infusing air into the blood instead of filtering it) worked better than ventilators.
Thanks, yes I listened to Dr's talking about how they had some success with Viagra, the thinking was in the early days that this was more like hypoxia because as you say despite ventilators the oxygen levels would decline, and opening up blood flow seemed to correct some of this.
Hadn't heard about ECMOs but yes also makes sense.
Is that why then some Dr's used Viagra early on and found improvement, because it allowed better blood flow and hence more oxygen to the brain and other organs?
Thanks for the post.
Got a stiff neck as well. (sorry). :)
Yeah, it is. The honest doctors were trying to figure out how the body was oxygen deprived despite the ventilators, and viagra is one thing that helped, and it was readily available and included in the hospital's approved medicine list. It's also why ECMOs (think dialysis, but for infusing air into the blood instead of filtering it) worked better than ventilators.
Thanks, yes I listened to Dr's talking about how they had some success with Viagra, the thinking was in the early days that this was more like hypoxia because as you say despite ventilators the oxygen levels would decline, and opening up blood flow seemed to correct some of this.
Hadn't heard about ECMOs but yes also makes sense.