Extracorporeal circulatory systems in the interhospital transfer of critically ill patients : Experience of a single institution.
<b>Background and Objectives: </b> Critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure cannot be moved to other institutions unless stabilized by mechanical support systems. Extracorporeal heart and lung assist systems are increasingly used as a bridge to end-organ recovery or transpl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2009-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2009;volume=29;issue=2;spage=110;epage=114;aulast=Haneya |