Usefulness of computed tomography for early detection of pneumonia in leukopenic patients [2]

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 444-

  Gruson, D ^a   Hilbert, G ^a   Vargas, F ^a   Valentino, R ^a   Pigneux, A ^a   Gbikpi Benissan, G ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LETTER; LEUKOPENIA; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; NEUTROPENIA; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; HUMANS; LEUKOPENIA; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035088915     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340000826     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Pneumonia in febrile neutropenic patients and in bone marrow and blood stem cell transplant recipients: Use of high-resolution computed tomography
2. High-resolution ultrafast chest CT in the clinical management of febrile bone marrow transplant patients with normal or non-specific chest roentgenograms
3. Identifying early predictors of mortality in pediatric patients with acute leukemia and pneumonia
4. Prognostic assessment of the acute complications of bone marrow transplantation requiring intensive therapy
5. Survival of adult bone marrow transplant patients receiving mechanical ventilation: A case for restricted use