Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for legionnaires disease: A case report

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-30

  Harris, D J ^a   Duke, G J ^a   McMillan, J ^b  

^a NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Perfusion Services Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

ARDS; ECMO; Legionella pneumonia; Multiple organ failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983147057     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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