Aerosolised heparin in the treatment of Fontan-related plastic bronchitis

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 140-142

  Eason, Daniel E ^a   Cox, Kristin ^b   Moskowitz, William B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics Dept of Clinical Pharmacy ^*  (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bronchial cast; burn inhalational injury; Single ventricle; tricuspid atresia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLARITHROMYCIN; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; LOSARTAN; SILDENAFIL; SPIRONOLACTONE; ALBUMIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COUGHING; CROUPOUS BRONCHITIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FLUID RETENTION; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOXIA; NOCTURNAL HYPOXIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEPTAL OCCLUDER; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; WEIGHT GAIN; ARTERY LIGATION; BLALOCK TAUSSIG SHUNT; DEVICE FAILURE; GLENN SHUNT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; PLASTIC BRONCHITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HEART VENTRICLES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896386193     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951112002089     Document Type: Article

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