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Acute respiratory distress syndrome in critically ill patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12865379     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
CONTEXT: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging infectious disease with a 25% incidence of progression to acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mortality exceeding 10%. OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical spectrum and outcomes of ALI/ARDS in patients with SARS-related critical illness. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: Retrospective case series of adult patients with probable SARS admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in Singapore between March 6 and June 6, 2003. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome measure was 28-day mortality after symptom onset. RESULTS: Of 199 patients hospitalized with SARS, 46 (23%) were admitted to the ICU, including 45 who fulfilled criteria for ALI/ARDS. Mortality at 28 days for the entire cohort was 20 (10.1%) of 199 and for ICU patients was 17 (37%) of 46. Intensive care unit mortality at 13 weeks was 24 (52.2%) of 46. Nineteen of 24 ICU deaths occurred late (> or =7 days after ICU admission) and were attributed to complications related to severe ARDS, multiorgan failure, thromboembolic complications, or septicemic shock. ARDS was characterized by ease of derecruitment of alveoli and paucity of airway secretion, bronchospasm, or dynamic hyperinflation. Lower Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores and higher baseline ratios of PaO2 to fraction of inspired oxygen were associated with earlier recovery. CONCLUSIONS: Critically ill patients with SARS and ALI/ARDS had characteristic clinical findings, high rates of complications; and high mortality. These findings may provide useful information for optimizing supportive care for SARS-related critical illness.
Authors:
Thomas W K Lew; Tong-Kiat Kwek; Dessmon Tai; Arul Earnest; Shi Loo; Kulgit Singh; Kim Meng Kwan; Yeow Chan; Chik Foo Yim; Siam Lee Bek; Ai Ching Kor; Wee See Yap; Y Rubuen Chelliah; Yeow Choy Lai; Soon-Keng Goh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association     Volume:  290     ISSN:  1538-3598     ISO Abbreviation:  JAMA     Publication Date:  2003 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-07-16     Completed Date:  2003-07-18     Revised Date:  2006-11-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7501160     Medline TA:  JAMA     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  374-80     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. thomas_lew@ttsh.com.sg <thomas_lew@ttsh.com.sg>
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
APACHE
Adult
Aged
Cause of Death
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Intensive Care
Intensive Care Units*
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Organ Failure / microbiology
Positive-Pressure Respiration
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult / microbiology*,  mortality,  therapy*
Retrospective Studies
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / complications*,  immunology,  mortality*,  therapy
Singapore / epidemiology
Survival Analysis
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
ACP J Club. 2004 Jan-Feb;140(1):21   [PMID:  14711292 ]
JAMA. 2003 Jul 16;290(3):397-9   [PMID:  12865383 ]

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