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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:545
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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^a Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and General Thoracic Surgery Programs, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-0528, USA

e-mail: jzwische@utmb.edu

Although most extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) centers are experienced in the treatment of neonatal respiratory failure, institutional expertise and need dictate the availability of pediatric and adult ECMO for respiratory or cardiac support. Since 1989, participating ECMO centers have voluntarily registered all patients with the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ECMO Registry of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). Venoarterial ECMO is recommended for patients with cardiovascular instability or inadequate cardiac output during cardio respiratory failure. The effects of ECMO . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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