Severe refractory hypoxaemia in H1N1 (2009) intensive care patients: Initial experience in an Asian regional hospital

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 490-495

  Siau, C ^a   Law, J ^a   Tee, A ^a   Poulose, V ^b   Raghuram, J ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Department of Pharmacy Hematology Oncology

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; H1N1; Influenza pandemic; Primary viral pneumonitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ILOPROST; INOVENT; NITRIC OXIDE; OSELTAMIVIR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANAMIVIR;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGE; AGED; APACHE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANOXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955209117     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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