Early experience with the Levitronix Centrimag® device for extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation following lung transplantation

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1262-1264

  Khan, Nouman U ^a   Al Aloul, Mohamed ^a   Shah, Rajesh ^a   Yonan, Nizar ^a  

^a WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation; Levitronix Centrimag ; Lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EMPHYSEMA; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OXYGENATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 55949133476     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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