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Identification of the Pitfalls in the Attempted Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in an Adult Patient with Sickle Cell Disease and Severe Acute Chest Syndrome

BACKGROUND: Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a life-threatening complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). Despite being the leading cause of death in adult patients with SCD, current recommendations for treatment of ACS remain largely supportive, consisting of pain management, aggressive fluid resusci...

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Autores principales: Tanenbaum, Mira T, Shvygina, Anna, Sridhar, Vaishnavi, Vaughn, Jennifer E., Joseph, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Hematology 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8223236/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2019-131561