Novel Approach to Management of Acute Pulmonary Failure During Biventricular Assist Device Insertion

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-109

  Toole, J Matthew ^a   Strange, Robert G ^a   Kirker, Erik B ^a   Ikonomidis, John S ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HUMAN; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

ADOLESCENT; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; SHOCK; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 58149234810     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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