Early administration of extracorporeal life support for near fatal asthma

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 600-602

  Leiba, Adi ^a,b,d   Bar Yosef, Shahar ^a,d   Bar Dayan, Yaron ^b,d   Weiss, Yuval ^b,c,d   Segal, Eran ^a,d  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal life support; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator; Mechanical ventilation; Status asthmaticus

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMINOPHYLLINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICARBONATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OXYGENATOR; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESUSCITATION; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX PAIN; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; STATUS ASTHMATICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042566206     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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