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Article: Peut-on réduire le nombre de radiographies de thorax en réanimation ?
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ABSTRACT: Les radiographies de thorax (RT) constituent l’examen d’imagerie le plus fréquemment prescrit chez les patients de réanimation. Les variations de leurs indications et modalités de prescription (systématique ou à la demande), d’un service à un autre, reflètent l’hétérogénéité des pratiques, non conforme aux recommandations actuelles. Celles-ci plaident en effet pour des RT quotidiennes, notamment pour les patients ventilés et/ou souffrant de pathologies cardiopulmonaires aiguës, tandis que les études de recherche de consensus montrent que les RT sont en réalité plus prescrites selon le contexte clinicobiologique des patients que selon des recommandations générales. L’étude « Radio en réanimation: RARE », récemment publiée, a montré qu’une stratégie de prescription à la demande plutôt que systématique permettait une diminution moyenne d’un tiers du nombre de RT effectuées chez les patients ventilés, sans altération du pronostic. En outre, des indications plus ciblées, associées à l’emploi d’alternatives diagnostiques efficaces, notamment échographiques, devraient permettre de réduire le nombre de RT pratiquées en réanimation, l’irradiation des patients, les délais diagnostiques et les coûts. L’ensemble des données actuellement disponibles doit suggérer aux sociétés savantes d’actualiser leurs recommandations concernant les modalités de prescription des RT en réanimation. Chest-X-rays (CXR) are the most frequent imagebased explorations performed in intensive care units (ICUs). Indications and prescription modalities (whether routine or on demand prescription strategies) may substantially differ from an ICU to another. The observed heterogeneity reflects a substantial distance between clinical practice and official recommendations. Current guidelines recommend CXRs on a daily basis especially for patients receiving mechanical ventilation and/or suffering from acute cardio-pulmonary failure, whereas practice-based studies report that CXR prescriptions are mainly based on the clinical context. The recently published RARE study shows, with a reliable methodology, that prescribing CXR on demand rather than as a daily routine allows to reduce CXR prescription by 32% in patients receiving mechanical ventilation, with a better diagnostic and therapeutic efficiency and without any impairment of prognosis. Therefore, precise targeted prescription together with the use of reliable diagnostic alternatives (such as ultrasound) should result in a decrease in the number of CXRs performed in the ICU, in patients’ global irradiation, in diagnostic delays, and in costs. Considering current available data, guidelines for CXR prescriptions in the ICU should be updated. Mots clésRéanimation–Radiographie de thorax–Stratégie de prescription–Radiographie KeywordsIntensive care unit (ICU)–Chest-X-ray–Strategy of prescription–Routine–On demandRéanimation 04/2012; 20(1):31-40. -
Article: Knee area tissue oxygen saturation is predictive of 14-day mortality in septic shock.
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ABSTRACT: Thenar eminence tissue oxygen saturation (StO(2)) was developed to assess organ perfusion. However, mottling, a strong predictor of mortality in septic shock, develops preferentially around the knee. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of StO(2) measured around the knee in septic shock patients and compare it to thenar StO(2). This was a prospective observational study in a tertiary teaching hospital. All consecutive patients with septic shock were included. Parameters were recorded when vasopressors were started (H0) and every 6 h during 24 h. Their predictive value was assessed on 14-day mortality. Fifty-two patients were included. SOFA score was 11 (9-15) and SAPS II was 56 (40-72). At 6 h after ICU admission (H6), mean arterial pressure, cardiac index, and central venous pressure were not different between non-survivors and survivors; but non-survivors had higher arterial lactate level (8.8 ± 5.0 vs. 2.2 ± 1.5 mmol/l, P < 0.001), lower urinary output (0.22 ± 0.45 vs. 0.70 ± 0.50 ml/kg/h, P < 0.001) and ScvO(2) (62 ± 20 vs. 72 ± 9 %, P = 0.03). At H6, StO(2) was lower in non-survivors; this difference was not significant for thenar StO(2) (70 ± 15 vs. 77 ± 12 %, P = 0.10) but was very pronounced for knee StO(2) (39 ± 23 vs. 71 ± 12 %, P < 0.001). At H6, a low knee StO(2) was associated with a higher mottling score (P < 0.01), a higher lactate level (P < 0.002, R (2) = 0.2), and a lower urinary output (P = 0.02, R (2) = 0.12). After initial septic shock resuscitation, StO(2) measured around the knee is a strong predictive factor of 14-day mortality.European Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 04/2012; 38(6):976-83. · 5.17 Impact Factor -
Article: Outcome of spontaneous and iatrogenic pneumothoraces managed with small-bore chest tubes.
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ABSTRACT: Little is known about the efficacy of management of iatrogenic pneumothoraces with small-bore chest tubes. The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of iatrogenic pneumothoraces requiring drainage managed with a small-bore chest tube and to compare the results to spontaneous pneumothoraces treated in the same unit with the same device. The primary outcome was requirement of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for drainage failure; secondary outcomes were length of drainage and number of inserted chest tubes. Patients with pneumothorax admitted between 1997 and 2007 were retrospectively identified. Traumatic pneumothoraces and those occurring under mechanical ventilation were excluded. All pneumothoraces were drained using the same small-bore chest tube (8 French) according to our local protocol. Five hundred sixty-one pneumothoraces were analysed, 431 (76.8%) were spontaneous pneumothoraces and 130 (23.2%) were iatrogenic. Iatrogenic pneumothoraces were associated with less requirement of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for drainage failure [adjusted odds ratio= 0.24 (0.04, 0.86)]. Length of drainage of iatrogenic pneumothoraces was longer than for primary spontaneous pneumothoraces (3.8 ± 3.1 vs. 2.7 ± 1.8 days, P < 0.001) and shorter than for secondary spontaneous pneumothoraces (4.6 ± 2.3 days, P = 0.004). Number of inserted chest tubes per patient was not significantly different according to pneumothoraces' aetiology. Small-bore chest tubes are feasible for treatment of iatrogenic pneumothoraces and have a better rate of success and slightly longer drainage duration than when used for spontaneous pneumothoraces.Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 12/2011; 56(4):507-12. · 2.19 Impact Factor -
Article: Unusual misplacement of a femoral central venous catheter.
European Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 06/2011; 37(10):1714-5. · 5.17 Impact Factor -
Article: Mottling score predicts survival in septic shock.
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ABSTRACT: Experimental and clinical studies have identified a crucial role of microcirculation impairment in severe infections. We hypothesized that mottling, a sign of microcirculation alterations, was correlated to survival during septic shock. We conducted a prospective observational study in a tertiary teaching hospital. All consecutive patients with septic shock were included during a 7-month period. After initial resuscitation, we recorded hemodynamic parameters and analyzed their predictive value on mortality. The mottling score (from 0 to 5), based on mottling area extension from the knees to the periphery, was very reproducible, with an excellent agreement between independent observers [kappa = 0.87, 95% CI (0.72-0.97)]. Sixty patients were included. The SOFA score was 11.5 (8.5-14.5), SAPS II was 59 (45-71) and the 14-day mortality rate 45% [95% CI (33-58)]. Six hours after inclusion, oliguria [OR 10.8 95% CI (2.9, 52.8), p = 0.001], arterial lactate level [<1.5 OR 1; between 1.5 and 3 OR 3.8 (0.7-29.5); >3 OR 9.6 (2.1-70.6), p = 0.01] and mottling score [score 0-1 OR 1; score 2-3 OR 16, 95% CI (4-81); score 4-5 OR 74, 95% CI (11-1,568), p < 0.0001] were strongly associated with 14-day mortality, whereas the mean arterial pressure, central venous pressure and cardiac index were not. The higher the mottling score was, the earlier death occurred (p < 0.0001). Patients whose mottling score decreased during the resuscitation period had a better prognosis (14-day mortality 77 vs. 12%, p = 0.0005). The mottling score is reproducible and easy to evaluate at the bedside. The mottling score as well as its variation during resuscitation is a strong predictor of 14-day survival in patients with septic shock.European Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 03/2011; 37(5):801-7. · 5.17 Impact Factor -
Article: Possible importation and subsequent cross-transmission of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, France, 2010.
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ABSTRACT: We report the possible first patient-to-patient transmission of Klebsiella pneumoniae with decreased susceptibility to imipenem and producing OXA-48, CTX-M15, TEM-1 and OXA-1 in a French hospital.Euro surveillance: bulletin europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 11/2010; 15(46). · 6.15 Impact Factor -
Article: The endothelium: physiological functions and role in microcirculatory failure during severe sepsis.
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ABSTRACT: The endothelium is a highly dynamic cell layer that is involved in a multitude of physiological functions, including the control of vascular tone, the movement of cells and nutrients, the maintenance of blood fluidity and the growth of new vessels. During severe sepsis, the endothelium becomes proadhesive, procoagulant, antifibrinolytic and is characterized by alterations of vasomotor regulation. Most of these functions have been discovered using in vitro and animal models, but in vivo exploration of endothelium in patients remains difficult. New tools to analyze endothelial dysfunction at bedside have to be developed.European Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 05/2010; 36(8):1286-98. · 5.17 Impact Factor -
Article: Hair analysis to document non-fatal pesticide intoxication cases.
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ABSTRACT: We reported two non-fatal cases of intoxication with pesticides namely alachlor and carbofuran. Hair stand samples were collected from two men approximately 1 year after alachlor intoxication for case 1, and 14 days after the last exposure for case 2. Hair analysis was performed using a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method. In case 1, alachlor was detected in the 5 analysed hair segments (concentrations between 12 and 136 pg/mg) and its metabolites were not detected. In case 2, carbofuran and its main metabolite (3-hydroxycarbofuran) were detected in the hair strand (global analysis) at the concentrations of 207 and 164 pg/mg, respectively. However, additional data are required in order to interpret such results.Forensic science international 04/2008; 176(1):72-5. · 2.10 Impact Factor -
Article: Haemodilution induced by hydroxyethyl starches 130/0.4 is similar in septic and non-septic patients.
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ABSTRACT: Fluid therapy induces haemodilution related to plasma volume expansion. The aim of our study was to compare haemodilution after a single hydroxyethyl starches (HES) 130/0.4 infusion in two groups of patients, one with and one without sepsis. We hypothesized that a single HES challenge would induce similar sustained haemodilution in both groups. In this prospective preliminary study, patients predicted to require a single further volume-expander infusion were included immediately before receiving 500 ml of 6% HES 130/0.4 over a 15-min period. No additional fluid was administered over the next 8 h. Haematocrit, and serum albumin and protein were determined immediately before HES infusion then after 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 h. Twelve patients were included in each group. In both groups, all three haemodilution markers had significantly lower values after 1 h than at baseline. None of the values after 1 and 3 h differed significantly between the two groups. Neither did any of the other study variables show significant differences between the groups with and without sepsis. We found that a starch-based compound was as effective in inducing haemodilution in patients with sepsis as in controls without sepsis, suggesting that HES may remain within the intravascular space even in patients with sepsis. Haemodilution parameters such as haematocrit, serum albumin and serum protein are useful for assessing the duration of plasma volume expansion induced by fluid therapy in critically ill patients.Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 03/2008; 52(2):229-35. · 2.19 Impact Factor -
Article: Laryngoscope handles in a medical intensive care unit: the level of bacterial and occult blood contamination.
Journal of Hospital Infection 02/2008; 68(1):94-5. · 3.39 Impact Factor -
Article: A possible parvovirus B19 encephalitis in an immunocompetent adult patient.
Journal of Clinical Virology 03/2007; 38(2):186-7. · 3.97 Impact Factor -
Article: Prognostic value of inhibitory anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies in adult-acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
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ABSTRACT: In order to assess the prognostic value of inhibitory anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), we performed a multicentre prospective study of 33 adult patients with idiopathic acquired TTP. Patients were treated with high-dose plasma infusion and therapeutic plasma exchange. Patients without (group 1, n = 12) and with (group 2, n = 21) detectable inhibitory anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies were compared for clinical presentation, treatment and outcome. Both groups were comparable for clinical presentation. All patients in group 1 achieved a sustained complete remission within a median of 7 d [95% confidence interval (CI), 4-18], which required a median plasma volume of 235 ml/kg (range, 131-1251). In group 2, 17 patients achieved a durable complete remission within a median of 23 d (95% CI, 11-32) (P = 0.001). Median plasma volume was 718 ml/kg (range, 219-3107) (P = 0.02). In group 2, there was a trend for more episodes of flare-up than in group 1 (13 vs. 3, respectively, P = 0.07). Four patients, all from group 2, died (P = not significant). The relapse rate was comparable between both groups. We suggest that TTP with detectable inhibitory anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies displays a worse prognosis, relative to a delayed platelet count recovery, a higher plasma volume requirement to achieve complete remission, and a trend for more frequent episodes of flare-up.British Journal of Haematology 02/2006; 132(1):66-74. · 4.94 Impact Factor -
Article: Prognostic value of inhibitory anti‐ADAMTS13 antibodies in adult‐acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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ABSTRACT: In order to assess the prognostic value of inhibitory anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), we performed a multicentre prospective study of 33 adult patients with idiopathic acquired TTP. Patients were treated with high-dose plasma infusion and therapeutic plasma exchange. Patients without (group 1, n = 12) and with (group 2, n = 21) detectable inhibitory anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies were compared for clinical presentation, treatment and outcome. Both groups were comparable for clinical presentation. All patients in group 1 achieved a sustained complete remission within a median of 7 d [95% confidence interval (CI), 4–18], which required a median plasma volume of 235 ml/kg (range, 131–1251). In group 2, 17 patients achieved a durable complete remission within a median of 23 d (95% CI, 11–32) (P = 0·001). Median plasma volume was 718 ml/kg (range, 219–3107) (P = 0·02). In group 2, there was a trend for more episodes of flare-up than in group 1 (13 vs. 3, respectively, P = 0·07). Four patients, all from group 2, died (P = not significant). The relapse rate was comparable between both groups. We suggest that TTP with detectable inhibitory anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies displays a worse prognosis, relative to a delayed platelet count recovery, a higher plasma volume requirement to achieve complete remission, and a trend for more frequent episodes of flare-up.British Journal of Haematology 12/2005; 132(1):66 - 74. · 4.94 Impact Factor -
Article: Pneumocystis jirovecii dihydropteroate synthase genotypes in French patients with pneumocystosis: a 1998-2001 prospective study.
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ABSTRACT: Dihydropteroate synthase gene (DHPS) mutations at codons 55 and 57 have been associated with sulfa/sulfone resistance in Pneumocystis jirovecii strains from patients who previously received prophylaxis. To evaluate the prevalence of these mutations, a portion of P. jirovecii DHPS gene was analysed using PCR combined with restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis in 92 bronchoalveolar fluid samples collected between January 1998 and September 2001 from French patients with pulmonary pneumocystosis (PCP). Seventy-six samples contained the wild-type DHPS genotype (82.6%) and 16 contained a mutant genotype (17.4%). Twelve out of the 16 isolates with a mutant DHPS genotype corresponded to patients who had never received sulfa or sulfone prophylaxis, suggesting that DHPS mutants may be acquired de novo. There was no significant difference in favourable or adverse outcome in PCP caused by the wild or mutant DHPS genotypes (P = 0.34).Medical Mycology 01/2004; 41(6):533-7. · 2.46 Impact Factor -
Article: [Complications due to peripheral venous catheterization. Prospective study].
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ABSTRACT: Peripheral venous catheter (PVC)-associated complications were prospectively evaluated in a 2 month-study performed in 3 different wards. For each inserted PVC, the following complications were observed daily by an external investigator: tenderness, erythema, swelling or induration, palpable cord and purulence. PVC that were removed were systematically sent to the Microbiology department and analysed according to the semi-quantitative method described by Brun-Buisson et al. A total of 525 PVC (corresponding to 1,036 catheterisation-days) were included. Main clinical complications were erythema (22.1%), tenderness (21.9%), swelling or induration (20.9%), palpable cord (2.7%) and purulence (0.2%). Phlebitis, defined by 2 or more of the following signs: tenderness, erythema, swelling or induration and palpable cord, was observed in 22%. Catheter colonization (> or = 103 CFU/ml) occurred in 13%. Bacteria isolated from colonized catheters were coagulase-negative staphylococci (88.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (7.1%) and Candida sp. (4.8%). Multivariate risk factor analysis showed that age > or = 55 y. (OR = 3.16, p = 0.003), insertion on articulation site (OR = 2.94, p = 0.01) or in jugular vein (OR = 8.18, p = 0.01) and > 72 hour-catheterisation (OR = 4.74, p = 0.0003) were significantly associated with PVC colonization. Risk factors for phlebitis were skin lesions (OR = 1.88, p < 0.016), active infection unrelated to PVC (OR = 2.8, p = 0.001), "poor quality" peripheral vein (OR = 2.46, p < 0.02) and > 72 hour-catherisation (OR = 2.38, p = 0.009). Complications associated with peripheral venous catheters are frequent but remain benign. They could probably be reduced by a systematic change every 72-96 hours as recommended by different guidelines.La Presse Médicale 03/2003; 32(10):450-6. · 0.67 Impact Factor -
Article: A monthly systematic bacteriological report improves accuracy of identification of hospital-acquired infections in an ICU.
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ABSTRACT: A prospective cohort study with retrospective validation was initiated in order to assess whether a monthly bacteriological report improves the accuracy in detecting hospital-acquired infections (HAI). The setting was a 14-bed medical intensive care unit (ICU) in a 821 bed French university affiliated hospital. One thousand, six hundred and two patients were admitted during the two-year study period, the mean age was 58+/-19 years, the mean Simplified Acute Physiology Score 2 (SAPS 2) was 34+/-21, and ICU mortality was 14%. The microbiology laboratory sent monthly bacteriological reports of urine samples and central venous catheter (CVC) tips back to the intensive-care unit physician in charge of the HAI surveillance programme. This enabled a comparison to be made between prospectively and retrospectively diagnosed hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (HAUTI) and CVC-related infections (HACVCI), HAUTI were prospectively identified in 51 cases (incidence density=10.03/1,000 days) and 23 more cases were found after receiving the monthly bacteriological report (final HAUTI incidence density=14.6/1,000 days, P<0.05). HACVCI were prospectively recognized in 13 cases (incidence density=4/1,000 days) and eight more cases were discovered (final HACVCI incidence density=6.52/1,000 days,P >0.1). All retrospectively diagnosed HAI occurred during the last 48 h of the patients' ICU stay. We conclude that the routine HAI surveillance programme is reliable, except for the last 48 h in the ICU. The monthly bacteriological report improved the accuracy of the HAI reporting rate.Journal of Hospital Infection 01/2003; 53(1):14-7. · 3.39 Impact Factor -
Article: Severe accidental hypothermia treated in an ICU: prognosis and outcome.
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ABSTRACT: To assess the characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to an ICU for severe accidental hypothermia, and to identify risk factors for mortality. All consecutive patients admitted to an ICU between January 1, 1979, and July 31, 1998, with a temperature of < or = 32 degrees C were retrospectively analyzed. Rewarming was always conducted passively with survival blankets and conventional covers. Prognostic factors were studied by means of univariate analysis (Mann-Whitney U and chi(2) tests) and multivariate analysis (logistic regression). Forty-seven patients were enrolled (mean +/- SD age, 61.7 +/- 16 years). Five patients had a cardiac arrest before ICU admission. Patient characteristics at ICU admission were as follows: temperature, 28.8 +/- 2.5 degrees C; systolic BP, 85 +/- 23 mm Hg; heart rate, 60 +/- 24 beats/min; Glasgow Coma Scale, 10.4 +/- 3.7; and simplified acute physiology score (SAPS) II, 50.9 +/- 27. Mechanical ventilation was necessary in 23 cases, and 22 patients in shock received vasoactive drugs. The mean length of stay in the ICU was 6.7 +/- 9 days. Eighteen patients (38%) died, but ventricular arrhythmia was never the cause. Univariate analysis identified several prognostic factors (p < 0.05): age (57 +/- 16 years vs 69 +/- 14 years), systolic arterial BP (93 +/- 20 mm Hg vs 71 +/- 21 mm Hg), blood bicarbonate level (23.5 +/- 5.2 mmol/L vs 16.6 +/- 6.2 mmol/L), SAPS II score (35.3 +/- 19.5 vs 72 +/- 21), mechanical ventilation (34% vs 81%), vasopressor agents (42% vs 82%), rewarming time (11.5 +/- 7.2 h vs 17.2 +/- 7 h), and discovery of the patient at home (2.3% vs 54.5%). The initial temperature did not influence vital outcome (28.9 +/- 2.6 degrees C vs 28.6 +/- 2.2 degrees C). Only the use of vasoactive drugs (odds ratio, 9; 95% confidence interval, 1.6 to 50.1) was identified as a prognostic factor in the multivariate analysis. Severe accidental hypothermia is a rare cause of ICU admission in an urban area. Its mortality remains high, but there is no overmortality according to the SAPS II-derived prediction of death. Shock, requiring treatment with vasoactive drugs, is an independent risk factor for mortality, while initial core temperature is not. It remains to be determined whether aggressive rather than passive rewarming procedures are better.Chest 01/2002; 120(6):1998-2003. · 5.25 Impact Factor -
Article: A fatal sandwich.
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 11/2001; 1(3):202. · 17.39 Impact Factor -
Article: Ultrasonic examination: an alternative to chest radiography after central venous catheter insertion?
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ABSTRACT: We evaluated ultrasonic examination as a diagnostic tool for catheter misplacement and pneumothorax after central venous catheter insertion. Physicians in the intensive care unit (ICU) performed the ultrasonic examinations, and the results were compared with those of chest radiography. Eighty-five central venous catheters (70 subclavian and 15 internal jugular) were inserted into 81 patients; 10 misplacements and one pneumothorax occurred. Ultrasonic examination feasibility was 99.6%. The only pneumothorax and all misplacements except one were diagnosed by ultrasound. Taking into consideration misplacements and pneumothorax research, ultrasonic examination did not give any false positive results. The mean time of the entire ultrasonic examination was 6.8 +/- 3.5 min, whereas 80.3 +/- 66.7 min were needed for the radiography (p < 0.0001). This study has suggested that ultrasonic diagnosis of catheter misplacement and pneumothorax related to central venous catheterization is a rapid and accurate method that can be easily performed by ICU physicians.American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 09/2001; 164(3):403-5. · 11.08 Impact Factor -
Article: Acute respiratory failure after re-expansion pulmonary oedema localised to a lobe.
Intensive Care Medicine 02/2001; 27(1):325-6. · 5.40 Impact Factor
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