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A case of near fatal asthma: The role of ECMO as rescue therapy

We report a case of an adolescent with near fatal asthma (NFA). He presented with severe hypoxemia and lifethreatening acidemia, who failed to respond to conventional therapy. His hospital course was complicated by barotrauma and hemodynamic instability. Early introduction of extracorporeal membrane...

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Autores principales: Alzeer, Abdulaziz H., Al Otair, Hadil A., Khurshid, Syed Moazzum, Badrawy, Sherif El, Bakir, Bakir M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25829967
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1817-1737.152461