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. 2009 May 21;29(9):606–611. doi: 10.1038/jp.2009.57

Table 1. General neonatal ECMO criteria.

Gestational age ⩾34 weeks or birth weight ⩾2000 g
No significant coagulopathy or uncontrolled bleeding
No major intracranial hemorrhage
Reversible lung disease with length of mechanical ventilation <10–14 days
No uncorrectable congenital heart disease
No lethal congenital anomalies
No evidence of irreversible brain damage

Modified with permission from Van Meurs et al.3