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Original Articles: General Thoracic

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Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 800 Rose St, MN-264, Lexington, KY 40536-0298

(Email: j.zwische@uky.edu).

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It has been more than 30 years since Dr Robert Bartlett began to clinically support the failing lungs of a neonate with a simplified, bedside cardiopulmonary bypass system. This system became known by the acronym ECMO, which stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and offered a new option in the management of severe cardiorespiratory . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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