Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe influenza infection with respiratory failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been extensively used for potentially reversible acute respiratory failure associated with severe influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia; however, it remains an expensive, resource-intensive therapy, with a high associated mortality. This systematic...

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Main Authors: Shashvat Sukhal, Jaskaran Sethi, Malini Ganesh, Pedro A Villablanca, Anita K Malhotra, Harish Ramakrishna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2017;volume=20;issue=1;spage=14;epage=21;aulast=Sukhal