Severe community-acquired pneumonia
A Torres, J Serra-Batlles, A Ferrer, P Jiménez… - Am Rev Respir …, 1991 - atsjournals.org
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Over a period of 4 consecutive yr, 92 nonlmmun08uppressed patients (21 women and 71
men aged 53±16 yr, i±SO) with critical acute re8plratory failure (PaOlFlo2, 209±9 mm Hg)
caused by severe community-acquired pneumonia Wereadmitted to the respiratory Intensive
care unit (RICU) of a general hospital. The most frequent underlying clinical condition was
chronic obstructive pUlmonary disease (44 patients, 48%). A total of 56 patients (61%)
required mechanical ventilation for a mean period of 10.7±12.5 days, 29 of them (52%) …
men aged 53±16 yr, i±SO) with critical acute re8plratory failure (PaOlFlo2, 209±9 mm Hg)
caused by severe community-acquired pneumonia Wereadmitted to the respiratory Intensive
care unit (RICU) of a general hospital. The most frequent underlying clinical condition was
chronic obstructive pUlmonary disease (44 patients, 48%). A total of 56 patients (61%)
required mechanical ventilation for a mean period of 10.7±12.5 days, 29 of them (52%) …
Summary
Over a period of 4 consecutive yr, 92 nonlmmun08uppressed patients (21 women and
71 men aged 53±16 yr, i±SO) with critical acute re8plratory failure (PaOlFlo2, 209±9 mm Hg) caused by severe community-acquired pneumonia Wereadmitted to the respiratory Intensive care unit (RICU) of a general hospital. The most frequent underlying clinical condition was chronic obstructive pUlmonary disease (44 patients, 48%). A total of 56 patients (61%) required mechanical ventilation for a mean period of 10.7±12.5 days, 29 of them (52%) needing PEEP (9.9±3.8 cm
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