Rotor-wing transport of patients with a biventricular assist device: Challenging transport frontiers

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 121-125

  Kelley, Carleen B ^a   Furlong, Brendan R ^a   McKee, Ann C ^a   Boyce, Steven W ^a   McNicholas, Kathleen ^b  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiogenic shock; Helicopter; Interhospital transport; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344752872     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-991X(99)90040-8     Document Type: Article

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