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Membrane Lung and Blood Pump Use During Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

This manuscript describes the use of membrane lungs and blood pumps used during ECLS support from 2002 to 2017 in over 65,000 patients reported to the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. Device longevity and complications associated with membrane lungs and blood pump are described and stratified by age group: neonates, pediatrics, and adults.