Use of extracorporeal technology during pandemics: Ethical and staffing considerations

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 757-758

  Kissoon, Niranjan ^a   Bohn, Desmond ^b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; children; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; pandemics; pH1N1; ventilation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MYOCARDITIS; PANDEMIC; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SHOCK;

EID: 78649503074     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181e288a4     Document Type: Editorial

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