Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Circulatory Support as Bridge to Lung Transplant

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1357-1360

  Broomé, Michael ^a   Palmér, Kenneth ^a   Scherstén, Henrik ^b   Frenckner, Björn ^a   Nilsson, Folke ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CASE REPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POLYMYOSITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 52049118551     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.03.053     Document Type: Article

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