Long-term outcomes after extracorporeal life support: What happens to the survivors?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 646-647

  MacLaren, Graeme ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Mortality; Quality of life; Survival

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEATH; DECOMPRESSION; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; EXTRACORPOREAL LIFE SUPPORT; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INTENSIVE CARE; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; ISCHEMIA; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LUNG DISEASE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; NORWOOD PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK; SCREENING; SHORT TERM SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR; VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE;

EID: 84880824928     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182918142     Document Type: Editorial

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