Acute respiratory distress syndrome after zinc chloride inhalation: Survival after extracorporeal life support and corticosteroid treatment

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-90

  Chian, Chih Feng ^a   Wu, Chin Pyng ^a   Chen, Chien Wen ^a   Su, Wen Lin ^a   Yeh, Chin Bin ^a   Perng, Wann Cherng ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORIDE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HUMAN; LUNG BURN; MALE; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORIDES; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; THORACOSTOMY; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77949511165     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009908     Document Type: Article

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