Management following pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: Experience versus evidence

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2132-2133

  Kim, Nick H S ^a   Rubin, Lewis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pulmonary hypertension; Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; ENDARTERECTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

EID: 24944555900     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000178372.46023.A1     Document Type: Editorial

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