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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:145
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Ulrich F.W. Franke, MD, FETCS

Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Friedrich Schiller University, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena, 07747 Germany

(Email: ulrich.franke@med.uni-jena.de).

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The article by Saito and colleagues [1] focuses on the very important topic of highly technological medicine. Their retrospective analysis of the results of extracorporeal life support (ECSL) using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) demonstrated the ability to save the life of almost half of these dangerously ill cardiac patients. The results for weaning patients from ECMO and for their discharge are superior compared with . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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