Subarachnoid-pleural fistula in an infant treated with mechanical positive-pressure ventilation

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 386-388

  Valla, Frédéric V ^a  

^a Debrousse Paediatric University Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Infant; Magnetic resonance cisternography; Pleural effusion; Positive pressure ventilation; Subarachnoid pleural fistula; 2 transferrin

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 34447316182     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000262800.57589.40     Document Type: Article

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