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Table 2. The search strategy summary.

Items	Specification
Date of search	September 1^st 2022
Databases searched	PubMed
Search terms used (including MeSH and free text search terms and filters)	((ECLS[Title/Abstract]) OR (ECMO[Title/Abstract]) OR (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation [Title/Abstract])) AND ((airway[Title/Abstract]) OR (trachea[Title/Abstract])) AND ((surgery[Title/Abstract]) OR (resection[Title/Abstract]) OR (repair[Title/Abstract]))
Timeframe	2015–9/2022
Inclusion and exclusion criteria	Inclusion: airway surgery with concomitant intraoperative ECLS support
Inclusion and exclusion criteria	Exclusion: anatomical lung resections without bronchial sleeve anastomoses, wedge resections, lung transplantation, or bronchoscopic interventions
Selection process	Selection conducted by first and corresponding author

ECLS, extracorporeal life support.