Med Clin Barcelona
The most recent articles from:
November 1998
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Editorial Comparative Study
[Conventional or low molecular weight heparin in the treatment of venous thromboembolic disease?].
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To determine the techniques used for the etiological diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and to describe the predominant causative organisms as well as prognostic factors of ICU mortality. ⋯ In 45.5% of patients with community-acquired pneumonia admitted to ICU, no causative pathogen was identified. The prognosis of these patients was influenced by the severity of disease assessed by APACHE II score and presence of multisystemic failure and shock at the time of ICU admission.