Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a resuscitation measure in the emergency department: Case Report

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-87

  Leung, Julie ^a   Finckh, Andrew S ^a   Jansz, Paul ^a   Pye, Roger ^a   Nicholls, Mark ^a   Wilson, Stephanie H ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PACLITAXEL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

CORONARY OCCLUSION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77049119001     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01261.x     Document Type: Article

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