Chest
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Comparative Study
Early response to inhaled nitric oxide and its relationship to outcome in children with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure.
To examine whether the early response to inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is a measure of reversibility of lung injury and patient outcome in children with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF). ⋯ In AHRF in children, greater early response to iNO appears to be associated with improved outcome. This may reflect reversibility of pulmonary pathophysiologic condition and serve as a bedside marker of disease stage.
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To establish an updated classification for near-drowning and drowning (ND/D) according to severity, based on mortality rate of the subgroups. ⋯ The study revealed that it is possible to establish six subgroups based on mortality rate by applying clinical criteria obtained from first-aid observations. These subgroups constitute the basis of a new classification.