Successful extubation of an "unweanable" patient with severe ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew's disease) using a pumpless extracorporeal lung assist

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2313-2314

  Bein, Thomas ^a   Wittmann, Sigrid ^a   Philipp, Alois ^a   Nerlich, Michael ^a   Kuehnel, Thomas ^a   Schlitt, Hans Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 62749173224     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1228-z     Document Type: Letter

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