Successful aeromedical transport using inhaled prostacyclin for a patient with life-threatening hypoxemia

Chest

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1579-1581

  Reily, Daniel J ^a   Tollok, Edward ^a   Mallitz, Kristen ^a   Hanson III, C William ^b   Fuchs, Barry D ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromedical transport; ARDS; Interhospital transfer; Life threatening hypoxemia; Nitric oxide; Prostacyclin; Pulmonary vasodilator

Indexed keywords

PROSTACYCLIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 16544365546     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.4.1579     Document Type: Article

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