Editorial: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in immunocompromised patients: Avoiding the incurable or missing opportunities?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 442-444

  Dalton, Heidi J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Immunodeficiency; Oxygenation; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INJURY; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTILATOR; MICROCLIMATE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR;

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 61749103938     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318172ec69     Document Type: Editorial

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