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Single lung transplantation for adult respiratory distress syndrome after paraquat poisoning
Authors
Licker, Marc
Schweizer, Alexandre
Hohn, Laurent
Morel, Denis
Spiliopoulos, Anastase
Published in Thorax. 1998, vol. 53, no. 7, p. 620-1
Abstract Ventilator-dependent patients are considered poor candidates for lung transplantation. A 17 year old boy developed adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to paraquat poisoning. A single lung transplantation was carried out with a successful outcome.
Keywords Adolescent — Herbicides/poisoning — Humans — Lung Transplantation — Male — Paraquat/poisoning — Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult/chemically induced/surgery
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PMID: 9797765
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie
Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie et soins intensifs
Research group Dysfonctions cardio-pulmonaires et cérébrales (278)
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(ISO format) 		LICKER, Marc et al. Single lung transplantation for adult respiratory distress syndrome after paraquat poisoning. In: Thorax, 1998, vol. 53, n° 7, p. 620-1. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:74711

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