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Respirator care in a general hospital a five-year survey

Respirator care in a general hospital a five-year survey In a general hospital, 201 respirator cases have been managed by the Department of Anaesthesia Although the over-all survival rate was 40 per cent, a classification based on the prognosis of the condition that caused the respiratory insufficiency showed that an 82 per cent survival rate was obtained m patients with a potentially favourable prognosis Pulmonary infection was the mam cause of death m this group, and measures to control contamination of the airway appeared to improve the patient’s chance of survival Patients with a potentially unfavourable prognosis had a very low survival rate (17 per cent) and the clinical observation of a terminal “decay syndrome” was of prognostic Value http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie Springer Journals

Respirator care in a general hospital a five-year survey

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Springer Journals
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Medicine & Public Health; Anesthesiology; Pain Medicine; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Cardiology; Pediatrics
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0832-610X
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1496-8975
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10.1007/BF03004406
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Abstract

In a general hospital, 201 respirator cases have been managed by the Department of Anaesthesia Although the over-all survival rate was 40 per cent, a classification based on the prognosis of the condition that caused the respiratory insufficiency showed that an 82 per cent survival rate was obtained m patients with a potentially favourable prognosis Pulmonary infection was the mam cause of death m this group, and measures to control contamination of the airway appeared to improve the patient’s chance of survival Patients with a potentially unfavourable prognosis had a very low survival rate (17 per cent) and the clinical observation of a terminal “decay syndrome” was of prognostic Value

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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie – Springer Journals

Published: Dec 4, 2008

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