Robert H. Bartlett, Father of Innovative Life-Support System Ecmo, Dies at 86
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The HN community mourns the loss of Robert H. Bartlett, the inventor of ECMO, a life-support system that has saved countless lives, with comments sharing additional resources about his work and legacy.
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