Life-threatening presentation of mediastinal neoplasms: Report on 7 consecutive pediatric patients

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 76-82

  Piastra, Marco ^a   Ruggiero, Antonio ^a   Caresta, Elena ^a   Chiaretti, Antonio ^a   Pulitano, Silvia ^a   Polidori, Giancarlo ^a   Riccardi, Riccardo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAUNORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN; FENTANYL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROPOFOL; VINCRISTINE;

ACIDOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FLUID RETENTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; OLIGURIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; PULMONARY BLASTOMA; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TERATOMA;

EID: 12744250276     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2003.12.025     Document Type: Article

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