Bloodless extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the jehovah's witness patient

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-42

  Preston, Thomas J ^a   Olshove, Vincent F ^a   Chase, Margaret ^b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodless; Erythropoietin; Extracorporeal life support; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Jehovah's Witness

Indexed keywords

NORMOSOL; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEVER; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; MALE; OXYGENATOR; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; TREATMENT DURATION; BLOODLESS CARE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BLOODLESS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES; MALE;

EID: 84864296195     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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