Aggressive bronchoscopic management of plastic bronchitis

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 820-822

  Preciado, Diego ^a   Verghese, Susan ^a   Choi, Sukgi ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchial casts; Fontan; Plastic bronchitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AZITHROMYCIN; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; EXTUBATION; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; INFANT; LUNG FUNCTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PLASTIC BRONCHITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX SURGERY; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMANS; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; MALE; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 79952028354     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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