Resource use and health outcomes of paediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
; 90(2): F176-7, 2005 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15724048
ABSTRACT
The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can be rationalised by the assumption that non-zero survival after refractory cardiorespiratory failure represents improved outcome. Survivors may have cognitive and or functional morbidities, require complex ongoing care, and as a consequence consume considerable healthcare resources.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
/
Health_economic_evaluation
/
Observational_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
Journal subject:
PEDIATRIA
/
PERINATOLOGIA
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands