Successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure in an infant with DiGeorge anomaly, following thymus transplantation

Respiratory Care

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 866-870

  Hornik, Christoph P ^a   Hartman, Mary E ^a   Markert, M Louise ^a   Lodge, Andrew J ^a   Cheifetz, Ira M ^a   Turner, David A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DiGeorge anomaly; ECMO; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Hypercarbia; Immunodeficiency; Mechanical ventilation; Pediatric; Respiratory failure; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETIRACETAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; HELIOX; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITRIC OXIDE; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT REJECTION; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARISM; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MONITORING; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; SEPSIS; THYMUS TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIGEORGE SYNDROME; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 79960691099     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01051     Document Type: Article

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