Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory failure

Critical Care

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 156-168

  Lewandowski, Klaus ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Adults; Children; Complications; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Follow up; History; Lung protective mechanical ventilation; Mortality rates; Technology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHILD; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT SELECTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034041062     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc689     Document Type: Review

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