Severe acute respiratory failure secondary to acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation: A case report and literature review

Respiratory Care

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1337-1341

  López Cuenca, Sonia ^a   Morales García, Silvia ^a   Martín Hita, Ana ^a   Frutos Vivar, Fernando ^a,b   Fernández Segoviano, Pilar ^a,b   Esteban, Andrés ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia; Acute lung injury; ARDS

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE FIBRINOUS AND ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART ARREST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFILTRATE; ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; ARACHNODACTYLY; BLEPHAROPHIMOSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; CONTRACTURE; CRYPTOGENIC ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 84864817996     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01452     Document Type: Article

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