Severe gastroparesis causing postoperative respiratory complications in a heart-lung recipient

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-123

  Tao, Yiqin ^a   Yan, Zhongya ^a,b   Sha, Jiming ^a   Zhu, Zhengyan ^b   Lei, Hong ^b  

^a Chaohu First People's Hospital   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gastroparesis; Heart lung transplantation; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pulmonary infection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861995665     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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