Extracorporeal life support and neurologic complications: still a long way to go

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Roberto Lorusso. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;9(10):E954-E956.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.30.

¹ Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Heart & Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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