title: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure in adults: the need for pulmonary INTERMACS.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diaz-Guzman
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Zwischenberger
authors.forename: Victor J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Thannickal
authors.forename: Charles W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hoopes
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*