Artificial organs 2004: A year in review

Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 268-284

  Malchesky, Paul S ^a  

^a Artificial Organs Editorial Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood access; Blood compatibility; Cardiac support and blood pumps; Cardiopulmonary support; Dermal support; Dialysis; Extracorporeal circulation support; Liver support; Membrane oxygenation; Neuromuscular support; Orthopedic support; Pancreatic support

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; DIALYSIS;

BLOOD ACCESS; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BLOOD PUMP; CARDIAC SUPPORT AND BLOOD PUMP; CARDIOPULMONARY SUPPORT; DERMAL SUPPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION SUPPORT; LIVER SUPPORT; MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SUPPORT; ORTHOPEDIC SUPPORT; PANCREATIC SUPPORT;

BLOOD;

2,2' AZOBIS(2 AMIDINOPROPANE); ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; CHITOSAN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVE; INTERLEUKIN 4; KETAMINE; MICROSPHERE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; ARTIFICIAL HEART; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BLOOD PUMP; BURN; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOTOPIC TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SHOCK; SKIN ALLOGRAFT; PUBLICATION;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; HUMANS; PERIODICALS;

EID: 20644451198     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2005.29048.x     Document Type: Review

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