title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA. jelynch@utmb.edu
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Zwischenberger
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome