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Successful inter-hospital transfer for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after an amniotic fluid embolism induced cardiac arrest

Authors: Zhe Amy Fang, MD, Sean Van Diepen, MD, Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta Hospital Cardiac Arrest Teams

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 4/2016

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Title: Successful inter-hospital transfer for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after an amniotic fluid embolism induced cardiac arrest
Authors: Zhe Amy Fang, MD
Sean Van Diepen, MD
Royal Alexandra Hospital and University of Alberta Hospital Cardiac Arrest Teams
Publication date: 01-04-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 4/2016
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-015-0548-z

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Successful inter-hospital transfer for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after an amniotic fluid embolism induced cardiac arrest

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