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ECMO in major burn patients: feasibility and considerations when multiple modes of mechanical ventilation fail

BACKGROUND: We report two cases of acute respiratory distress syndrome in burn patients who were successfully managed with good outcomes with extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after failing multiple conventional modes of ventilation, and review the relevant literature. CASE PRESENTATION: T...

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Autores principales: Kennedy, Jason D., Thayer, Wesley, Beuno, Reuben, Kohorst, Kelly, Kumar, Avinash B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5477428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28649575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41038-017-0085-9