Combined use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and activated protein C for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and septic shock

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 246-247

  Lamarche, Yoan ^a   Cheung, Anson ^a   Walley, Keith R ^a   Dodek, Peter ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HEPARIN; PROTEIN C;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; MONONUCLEOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SORE THROAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICOAGULANTS; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN C; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 67649404916     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.030     Document Type: Article

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