ARDS from miliary tuberculosis successfully treated with ECMO
Tuberculosis is a rare cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mortality rates are high in tuberculosis patients that need treatment with mechanical ventilation. Experience of the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in such circumstances is scarce. We report the case of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118302582 |