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Re:ECMO pumps blood out of the body, oxygenates it and retur... by fiter on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:18AM (#20240287)
Are you saying those details cannot be resolved or are you just talking about ECMO as it exists today?
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Re:ECMO pumps blood out of the body, oxygenates it and retur... by petschge on Friday June 21, 2019 @09:17AM (#20242228)
Most of those problems have been considered unsolvable for a long time. Recent advanced in artificial hearts and heart assist devices (LVADs) have shown that at least a small fraction of the problems can be solved. For the rest? I'm not even sure if we know if they are solvable or not.
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