Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 5 , Pages 422-426 , 2006

Prolonged Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

  • Wen-Je Ko

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Wen-Je Ko, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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  • Hsao-Hsun Hsu
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  • Pi-Ru Tsai

Received 30 May 2005 ,Revised 1 July 2005 ,Accepted 2 August 2005.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60140-6

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60140-6

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 5 , Pages 422-426 , 2006

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