Non-heparinized ECMO serves a rescue method in a multitrauma patient combining pulmonary contusion and nonoperative internal bleeding: A case report and literature review

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wen, Pei Hung ^a,b   Chan, Wai Hung ^a   Chen, Ying Cheng ^a   Chen, Yao Li ^a   Chan, Chien Pin ^a   Lin, Ping Yi ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CiShan Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute pulmonary contusion; ECMO; Heparin free; Internal bleeding; Polytraumatic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924909294     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13017-015-0006-9     Document Type: Article

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