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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 7/2017

01-07-2017 | Letter

The effects of the introduction of an adult ECMO program on statewide referral patterns, casemix and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome or pneumonia

Authors: Dan Mullany, Kiran Shekar, Marc Ziegenfuss, Christopher Joyce, David Pilcher, Annette Dobson, John F Fraser

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 7/2017

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Title
The effects of the introduction of an adult ECMO program on statewide referral patterns, casemix and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome or pneumonia
Authors
Dan Mullany
Kiran Shekar
Marc Ziegenfuss
Christopher Joyce
David Pilcher
Annette Dobson
John F Fraser
Publication date
01-07-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4771-7

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