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Current Status of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Respiratory Failure
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1996-02)
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory failure was reviewed. ECMO progressed from laboratory research to initial clinical trials in 1972. Following a decade of clinical research, ECMO is now standard ...
Reduced selenium-binding protein 1 expression is associated with poor outcome in lung adenocarcinomas
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2004-03)
The effects of selenium, an essential nutrient with anti-carcinogenic properties, are mediated by selenium-binding proteins. The protein expression status of human selenium-binding protein 1 (SBP1) in human tumours and the ...
The challenge of the middle mediastinal parathyroid
(Springer-Verlag; The Société Internationale de Chirurgie, 1988-12)
In most cases of persistent or recurrent hyperparathyroidism (HPT), the pathological parathyroid (PT) will be in the neck or accessible through the cervical approach, and in only a small percentage will median sternotomy ...
Hepatopulmonary syndrome: Use of extracorporeal life support for life-threatening hypoxia following liver transplantation
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008-07)
Hepatopulmonary syndrome is an uncommon complication of nonacute liver failure, and in rare cases, hypoxia may be the presenting sign of liver dysfunction. The condition, once thought to be a contraindication, is improved ...
Prevalence of diffuse pancreatic beta islet cell disease with hyperinsulinism: Problems in recognition and management
(Springer-Verlag; Springer International, 1984-08)
Among 77 patients with endogenous hyperinsulinism seen in 2 medical centers, diffuse islet cell disease accounted for 17 (22%) patients. Since diffuse islet cell disease poses special problems in management, its prevalence ...
Extracorporeal Resuscitation of Cardiac Arrest
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1999-07)
Objective: Extracorporeal support of heart and lung function (venoarterial perfusion) during cardiac arrest (ECPR) has been advocated as a means of improving survival following cardiac arrest. The authors retrospectively ...