Role of Extracorporeal Circulation in the Management of Accidental Deep Hypothermia

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 416-418

  Saxena, Pankaj ^a   Shehatha, Jaffar ^a   Boyt, Adam ^a   Newman, Mark ^a   Konstantinov, Igor E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Hypothermia

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ADOLESCENT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; RESUSCITATION;

ACIDOSIS; ADOLESCENT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77449121071     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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