Percutaneous left ventricular "vent" insertion for left heart decompression during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 447-449

  Cheung, Michael M H ^a   Goldman, Allan P ^a   Shekerdemian, Lara S ^a   Brown, Kate L ^a   Cohen, Gordon A ^a   Redington, Andrew N ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Left heart decompression; Vent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 2142681877     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000075325.53339.CA     Document Type: Article

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