Coordinated response for ECMO

Coordinated response for ECMO

The number of patients referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to the Heartlink ECMO Centre in Leicester for respiratory failure due to H1N1 influenza recently increased. 1 In the month to 16 December 2010, 29 patients with confirmed H1N1 flu and a further 11 patients with suspected...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 2010-12, Vol.341 (dec30 2), p.c7391-c7391
Hauptverfasser: Noah, Moronke, Peek, Giles, Harvey, Chris, Hickey, Maggie, Bastin, Anthony, Faulkner, Gail, Westrope, Claire, Firmin, Richard
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Sprache:eng
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Respiratory therapy
Swine flu
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Zusammenfassung:The number of patients referred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to the Heartlink ECMO Centre in Leicester for respiratory failure due to H1N1 influenza recently increased. 1 In the month to 16 December 2010, 29 patients with confirmed H1N1 flu and a further 11 patients with suspected H1N1 flu were referred from across the UK.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.c7391