Resolution of adult respiratory distress syndrome after recovery from fulminant hepatic failure

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 134-136

  Khanlou, Homayoun ^a   Souto, Henry ^b   Lippmann, Michael ^a,c   Muñoz, Santiago ^c   Rothstein, Kenneth ^c   Ozden, Zekeriya ^c  

^a Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); Fulminant hepatic failure; Orthotopic liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATHOGENESIS; REMISSION;

EID: 0032754816     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199902000-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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