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Diagram of central ECMO: the blood is drained via a large venous cannula from the right atrium under negative pressure and transferred through oxygenator, following which returned to the body via a cannula into the ascending aorta. The cannula can be tunnelled under the skin and chest closed if longer than few days’ support is anticipated.
