The critical care response to a hospital outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection: an observational study

Annals of Intensive Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Al Dorzi, Hasan M ^a   Aldawood, Abdulaziz S ^a   Khan, Raymond ^a   Baharoon, Salim ^a   Alchin, John D ^a   Matroud, Amal A ^a   Al Johany, Sameera M ^a   Balkhy, Hanan H ^a   Arabi, Yaseen M ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Critical care; Disaster planning; Disease outbreak; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Saudi Arabia; Severe acute respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUOUS RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN MASK; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

EID: 84992533391     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21105820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13613-016-0203-z     Document Type: Article

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