Impact of multiple organ system dysfunction and nosocomial infections on survival of children treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after heart surgery

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 526-531

  Montgomery, Vicki L ^a   Strotman, Joanie M ^a   Ross, Mitchell P ^a  

^a KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Children; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Infants; Multiple organ system failure; Nosocomial infections cardiac surgery; Outcome; Survival mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034100298     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200002000-00040     Document Type: Article

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