Bridging hope: South Africa's ECMO reporting journey begins

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
² Division of Critical Care, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Editorial

G Calligaro et al. Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2023.

. 2023 Nov 29;29(4):e1727.

doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2023.v29i4.1727. eCollection 2023.

¹ Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
² Division of Critical Care, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

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