Use of extra corporeal membrane oxygenation in the management of sepsis secondary to an infected right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery Contegra conduit in an adult patient

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 272-274

  Vohra, Hunaid A ^a   Jones, Ceri ^a   Viola, Nicola ^a   Haw, Marcus P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital; Contegra; Endocarditis; Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENDOCARDITIS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT VENTRICLE TO PULMONARY ARTERY CONDUIT; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; PULMONARY ARTERY; REOPERATION; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449087700     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.189407     Document Type: Article

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