Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 802-804

  Chu, C M ^a   Leung, Y Y ^a   Hui, J Y H ^a   Hung, I F N ^b   Chan, V L ^a   Leung, W S ^a   Law, W S ^a   Chan, C S ^a   Chan, K S ^a   Yuen, K Y ^b  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complication; Coronavirus; Pneumomediastinum; Pneumothorax; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEROLOGY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIROLOGY;

EID: 3042555360     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00096404     Document Type: Article

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