title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Friedrich Schiller University, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena, 07747 Germany. ulrich.franke@med.uni-jena.de
authors.forename: Ulrich F W
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Franke
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000075202:Contraindications; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life