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CESAR: conventional ventilatory support vs extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe adult respiratory failure

BACKGROUND: An estimated 350 adults develop severe, but potentially reversible respiratory failure in the UK annually. Current management uses intermittent positive pressure ventilation, but barotrauma, volutrauma and oxygen toxicity can prevent lung recovery. An alternative treatment, extracorporea...

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Autores principales: Peek, Giles J, Clemens, Felicity, Elbourne, Diana, Firmin, Richard, Hardy, Pollyanna, Hibbert, Clare, Killer, Hilliary, Mugford, Miranda, Thalanany, Mariamma, Tiruvoipati, Ravin, Truesdale, Ann, Wilson, Andrew
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1766357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17187683
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-6-163