Status asthmaticus: a large MICU experience
| Autor: | J. M. Shapiro, P. McLeroth |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Mechanical ventilation
medicine.medical_specialty Retrospective review business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Mean age Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease City hospital Pneumonia Permissive hypercapnia Chart review Emergency medicine medicine Cardiopulmonary resuscitation business Intensive care medicine |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Intensive Care. 13:89-93 |
| ISSN: | 1473-7752 0956-3075 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/tcic.13.2-3.89.93 |
| Popis: | Objective: To review the management and outcome of patients admitted to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) with status asthmaticus. Design: Retrospective chart review of all patients admitted to the MICU of a New York City hospital with status asthmaticus during the 5-year period 1995-1999. Results: During the 5-year period, there were 88 MICU admissions for status asthmaticus; the records of 87 were available for retrospective review. The study group comprised 63 women (including three pregnant women) and 24 men, mean age of 45 years. Six patients underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior to MICU admission. Mechanical ventilation was required in 87% of admissions. The approach to all intubated patients during this time period was permissive hypercapnia. Mortality was 2 (2%) patients, both of whom sustained a pre-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest. Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 3 days. Significant complications included barotrauma, hypotension, ventilator-associated pneumonia, anoxic ... |
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