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      Contemporary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for adult respiratory failure: life support in the new era.

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          Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used in clinical medicine for 40 years but remains controversial therapy, particularly in adult patients with severe respiratory failure. Over the last few years, there have been considerable advances in extracorporeal technology and clinical practice, ushering in a new era of ECMO. Many institutions adopted ECMO as rescue therapy during the recent H1N1 influenza pandemic, reigniting the controversy.

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          Journal
          Intensive Care Med
          Intensive care medicine
          Springer Science and Business Media LLC
          1432-1238
          0342-4642
          Feb 2012
          : 38
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Cardiothoracic ICU, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore 119074, Singapore. gmaclaren@iinet.net.au
          Article
          10.1007/s00134-011-2439-2
          22147116
          c3b64005-30dd-472c-9aac-a2d80cf5660b
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