Ataxia-telangiectasia and mechanical ventilation: A word of caution

Netherlands Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-91

  Vehagen, M M M ^a   van Deuren, M ^a   Willemsen, M A A P ^a   der Hoeven, J G ^a   Heidra, Y F ^a   Yntema, J L ^a   Weemaes, C M R ^a   Neeleman, C ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ataxia telangiectasia; Mechanical ventilation; Respiratory failure; Restrictive lung dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; AUTOPSY; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BLADDER BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FLUID THERAPY; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 67649424380     PISSN: 15693511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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