Ventricular unloading with a miniature axial flow pump in combination with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 329-333

  Vlasselaers, Dirk ^a   Desmet, Matthias ^a   Desmet, Lars ^a   Meyns, Bart ^a   Dens, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Rotary blood pump; Ventricular assist device

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; HEPARIN; MILRINONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DECOMPRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUMP; ROTARY BLOOD PUMP; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MINIATURIZATION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 32844466039     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-0016-2     Document Type: Article

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