Autopsy and clinical discrepancies in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case series-a step towards understanding "Why"?

Chadi Aludaat¹, Matthieu Sarsam^{1

2}, Fabien Doguet¹, Jean-Marc Baste²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Rouen, Rouen, France.
² Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Rouen, Rouen, France.

Editorial

Chadi Aludaat et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;11(Suppl 15):S1865-S1868.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.08.121.

Chadi Aludaat¹, Matthieu Sarsam^{1

2}, Fabien Doguet¹, Jean-Marc Baste²

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Rouen, Rouen, France.
² Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Rouen, Rouen, France.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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