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Therapeutic management of severe hypothermia with veno-arterial ECMO: where do we stand? Case report and review of the current literature

BACKGROUND: Severe accidental hypothermia is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) provides an efficient rewarming method with complete cardiopulmonary support. The use of VA-ECMO for this indication has greatly improved the vital a...

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Autores principales: Ledoux, Aurélien, Saint Leger, Piehr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7175497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32316980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-020-00723-y