TY - JOUR
T1 - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
T2 - Potential for adults and children?
AU - Peek, Giles J.
AU - Killer, Hilliary M.
AU - Sosnowski, Andrzej W.
AU - Firmin, Richard K.
PY - 1998/12/1
Y1 - 1998/12/1
N2 - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a proven therapy for severe neonatal respiratory failure. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for older children and adults who are failing to respond to maximal conventional therapy is more controversial, but survival figures of 50-80% can be obtained, in patients with an expected survival of 0-20% with conventional treatment.
AB - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a proven therapy for severe neonatal respiratory failure. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for older children and adults who are failing to respond to maximal conventional therapy is more controversial, but survival figures of 50-80% can be obtained, in patients with an expected survival of 0-20% with conventional treatment.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9722371
AN - SCOPUS:0032041347
SN - 1750-8460
VL - 59
SP - 304
EP - 308
JO - British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005)
JF - British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005)
IS - 4
ER -