{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.018218623481781375, 'fraction_numerical': 0.0020242914979757085, 'mean_word_length': 4.755813953488372, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Debate

In Reply.—
 Drs Short, Rhine et al, and Clark et al raise a number of interesting issues in their letters, some of which were addressed in our article.1
 Before responding to the specific issues, I would like to emphasize that our paper does not contest the fact that ECMO may be a effective rescue therapy for some infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension, particularly those who are in dire straights on arrival from a referring hospital.