Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2006
Emergent use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during pediatric cardiac catheterization.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the utility of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to resuscitate patients following critical cardiac events in the catheterization laboratory. ⋯ ECMO is a technically feasible and highly successful tool in the resuscitation of pediatric patients following critical events in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2006
Octreotide efficacy in the treatment of chylothoraces following cardiac surgery in infants and children.
To examine the efficacy of octreotide in resolving chylothoraces in infants and children following cardiac surgery. ⋯ In contrast to previously published reports, we find octreotide therapy for postoperative chylothoraces to be successful in only a minority of cases.