Pulmonary complications following liver transplantation in pediatric patients

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-44

  Mack, Cara L ^a   Millis, J Michael ^b   Whitington, Peter F ^a   Alonso, Estella M ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Pleural effusion; Pulmonary complications

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; GANCICLOVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASES; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033959370     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2000.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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