Leukopheresis therapy for severe infantile pertussis with myocardial and pulmonary failure

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 580-582

  Grzeszczak, Marek J ^a,b   Churchwell, Kevin B ^a   Edwards, Kathryn M ^a   Pietsch, John ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^b 5121 Doctor's Office Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Hyperleukocytosis; Infant; Leukopheresis; Pertussis; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ERYTHROMYCIN; PROSTACYCLIN; SILDENAFIL;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKAPHERESIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; WHOOPING COUGH;

EID: 33750819332     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000235253.19315.56     Document Type: Article

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