Severe acute respiratory syndrome and critical care medicine: The Toronto experience

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Booth, Christopher M ^a   Stewart, Thomas E ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Disaster planning; Disease outbreak; Respiratory infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; MEPREDNISONE; PREDNISONE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CANADA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

CANADA; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 12244291005     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000150954.88817.6     Document Type: Review

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