Autopsy findings in patients on postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1121-1131

  Rastan, Ardawan J ^a   Lachmann, N ^a   Walther, T ^a   Doll, N ^a   Gradistanac, T ^a   Gommert, J F ^a   Lehmann, S ^a   Wittekind, C ^a   Mohr, F W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Cardiogenic shock; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

AUTOPSY; CARDIOGENIC SHOCKS; CAUSES OF DEATH; CIRCULATORY SUPPORT; COMORBIDITIES; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; POST MORTEM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CARDIOLOGY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33846549605     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880602901205     Document Type: Article

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