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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a special procedure that uses an artificial heart-lung machine to take over the work of the lungs (and sometimes also the heart).

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What is refractory hypoxemia?

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The term meaning situated or occurring outside the body?

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What is the full name for lithotripsy?

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