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    Neonatal Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

    Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been successfully used to treat acute respiratory failure (ARF) in over 1000 neonates since Dr. Bartlett’s pioneering efforts and his first survivor in 1975 [1]. ...

    J. C. Mercier, F. Laborde, F. Beaufils in Update 1988 (1988)

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    Pharmacology of Drugs in CPR

    Cardiac arrest results in cessation of organ perfusion. Circulatory standstill leads to immediate cellular ischemia, anoxia and finally death. The brain is the most rapidly damaged organ, already after 4 to 6 ...

    J. C. Mercier, J. F. Hartmann, F. Beaufils in Update 1988 (1988)

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    Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn

    Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a complex disorder associated with a wide array of cardiopulmonary diseases. PPHN is characterized by marked pulmonary hypertension and altered vasore...

    J. C. Mercier, A. T. Dinh-Xuan, S. H. Abman in Role of Nitric Oxide in Sepsis and ADRS (1995)

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    Hemodynamics and oxygenation changes induced by the discontinuation of low-dose inhalational nitric oxide in newborn infants

    To assess changes associated with nitric oxide (NO) discontinuation in neonates receiving inhalational NO therapy as a treatment for pulmonary hypertension of the neonate (PPHN).

    M. Françoise, J. B. Gouyon, J. C. Mercier in Intensive Care Medicine (1996)

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    Dypiridamole, a cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor, transiently improves the response to inhaled nitric oxide in two newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

    Introduction: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains a frustating cause of respiratory failure associated with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). Although in...

    B. Thébaud, C. Saizou, C. Farnoux, J. F. Hartman, J. C. Mercier in Intensive Care Medicine (1999)