Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation retrieval factors and survival to intensive care unit discharge

Lucy Kennedy1, Scott Wrigley1, Marcus Kennedy2

  • 1Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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