Beneficial outcome after prostaglandin-induced post-partum cardiac arrest using levosimendan and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 768-770

  Krumnikl, Jakub J ^a   Toller, W G ^a   Prenner, G ^a   Metzler, H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atonic uterine hemorrhage; Catecholamine; Epinephrine; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Levosimendan; Prostaglandins; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTONIC AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; HYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVE; SIMENDAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS DISEASE;

ADULT; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CATECHOLAMINES; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYDRAZONES; LUNG DISEASES; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS; PYRIDAZINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 33750120771     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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