Is lower limb venous drainage during peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation necessary?

ASAIO Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-36

  Di Bella, Isidoro ^a   Ramoni, Enrico ^a   Da, Uberto ^a   Vidili, Angela ^a   Rossi, Alessia ^a   Michalis, Ayiomamitis ^a   Ragni, Temistocle ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; GOLD STANDARDS; HEART FAILURE; LOWER LIMB;

OXYGENATION; OXYGENATORS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

ABERRATIONS;

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEG; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

CATHETERIZATION; DRAINAGE; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; LEG;

EID: 76849097612     PISSN: 10582916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0b013e3181c8ef0e     Document Type: Article

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