title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hayes
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; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome