| Literature DB >> 11315288 |
Abstract
Despite widespread immunization against Bordetella pertussis, whooping cough remains potentially fatal in susceptible populations such as neonates. A case of neonatal pertussis with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) requiring extracorporal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is described. PH associated with pertussis severe enough to require ECMO is frequently irreversible and associated with a poor prognosis.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11315288 DOI: 10.1007/s003830000429
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Surg Int ISSN: 0179-0358 Impact factor: 1.827