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The history of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in neonates began in 1975 when Dr. Bartlett and colleagues at the University of Irvine, CA successfully treated a 1-day-old newborn with severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) utilizing ECMO after conventional therapies had failed [1]. Since then, the use of ECMO in neonates has evolved […]