Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 11 , Pages 894-898 , November 2009

The First Case of Severe Novel H1N1 Influenza Successfully Rescued by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Taiwan

  • Tsui-Mai Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Hsien Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Traumatology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yee-Chun Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Center for Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Yee-Chun, Chen Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Je Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Traumatology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shan-Chwen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Center for Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 18 October 2009 ,Revised 20 October 2009 ,Accepted 20 October 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60422-8

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60422-8

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 11 , Pages 894-898 , November 2009

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