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results in order to ensure maximum effectiveness of the methods used. Controlled pulmonary ventilation is technically simple and safe, but requires a high degree of attention and should not be undertaken without adequate facilities and experience. Clearly there is much to be learned about the support of vital organs during intercurrent illness and the use of instruments for temporarily taking over their function. Nevertheless, this unit has undoubtedly been responsible for the saving of lives that in the absence of readily available specialized therapy would have been lost. REFERENCES