Zinc chloride smoke inhalation: A rare cause of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 215-217

  Pettila V ^a,b   Takkunen, O ^a   Tukiainen, P ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

ARDS; Chemical pleurodesis; Smoke inhalation; Zinc chloride

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; METHYLENE BLUE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXACILLIN; PROLINE DERIVATIVE; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS;

EID: 0034124379     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050049     Document Type: Article

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