Prevention of limb ischemia and edema during peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-187

  Russo, Claudio F ^a   Cannata, Aldo ^a   Vitali, Ettore ^a   Lanfranconi, Marco ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEMOSTASIS; LIMB ISCHEMIA; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; ARTERY; CATHETERIZATION; COMPLICATION; EDEMA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LIMB; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PROCEDURES; VASCULARIZATION;

ARTERIES; CATHETERIZATION; EDEMA; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; EXTREMITIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 61349152363     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00829.x     Document Type: Article

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