Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu
Quick ReadHEALTHBEAT: Doctors cautiously try lung bypass machine for sickest swine flu patients
WASHINGTON (AP) — A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.
It's a risky approach using equipment that only certain specialized hospitals have. But faced with children and young adults struggling to breathe despite ventilators has intensive-care doctors dusting off these...
