Referral to an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Center and Mortality Among Patients With Severe 2009 Influenza A(H1N1)

A. Noah, Moronke; J. Peek, Giles; J. Finney, Simon; Griffiths, Mark; A Harrison, David; Grieve, Richard; Sadique, Zia; S. Sekhon, Jasjeet; F. McAuley, Daniel; K. Firmin, Richard; Harvey, Christopher; Cordingley, Jeremy; Price, Susanna; Vuylsteke, Alain; P. Jenkins, David; W. Noble, David; Bloomfield, Roxanna; Walsh, Timothy; D. Perkins, Gavin; Menon, David; L. Taylor, Bruce; Rowan, Kathy

doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1471

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Referral to an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Center and Mortality Among Patients With Severe 2009 Influenza A(H1N1)

Published in JAMA • Oct 6, 2011

Authors:

Moronke A. Noah

Giles J. Peek

Simon J. Finney

Abstract

CONTEXT: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can support gas exchange in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but its role has remained controversial. ECMO was used to treat patients with ARDS during the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic. OBJECTIVE: To compare the ho...

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Medicine

ARDS

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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