Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
To the Editor: As the world struggles with the challenges of infl uenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009, it is clear that treatment options for critically ill infected patients are suboptimal because deaths continue to be reported in otherwise young and healthy patients. Ex-tracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an established therapeutic option for patients with medically re-fractory cardiogenic o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1512.091434