Zhongguo wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue = Chinese critical care medicine = Zhongguo weizhongbing jijiuyixue
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Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue · Mar 2010
[Eighteen cases of 2009 influenza A H1N1 associated with respiratory failure in adults].
To investigate the clinical feature, treatment and outcome of respiratory failure in patients with 2009 influenza A H1N1 infection in critically ill adults. ⋯ Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome is the most common manifestation in critically ill patients with 2009 influenza A H1N1 infection in adult. Failure to obtain satisfactory oxygenation with high-level ventilation settings within the first 7-days, onset of acute kidney injury and barotrauma, and continuous need for vasopressors portend a poor prognosis.
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Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue · Mar 2010
[Role of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia].
To evaluate the diagnostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). ⋯ PCT had better specificity than CRP and CPIS in early diagnosis of VAP. Combined values of PCT and CPIS below the cut-off points could effectively exclude false-positive diagnosis of VAP.