Successful extracorporeal lung assistance for overwhelming pneumonia in a patient with undiagnosed full blown aids--a controversial therapy in HIV-patients.

Gutermann, H; van Roy, B; Meersseman, W; Meyns, B; Herijgers, P

Gutermann, H; van Roy, B; Meersseman, W; Meyns, B; Herijgers, P.

Affiliation

Gutermann H; Department of Cardiac Surgery, U.Z. K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ; 53(4): 252-4, 2005 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16037875

Subject(s)

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/therapy; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/methods; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use; Combined Modality Therapy; Community-Acquired Infections/diagnosis; Community-Acquired Infections/therapy; Critical Illness; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Middle Aged; Respiration, Artificial/methods; Risk Assessment; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Year: 2005 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Belgium

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