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香港中文大学研究人员 ( 现职)
| Professor Gavin Matthew JOYNT (麻醉及深切治疗学系) |
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摘要Approximately 20% of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) develop respiratory failure that requires admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). Old age, comorbidity, and elevated lactate dehydrogenase on hospital admission are associated with increased risk for ICU admission. ICU admission usually is late and occurs 8 to 10 days after symptom onset. Acute respiratory distress syndrome occurs in almost all admitted patients and most require mechanical ventilation. ICU admission is associated with significant morbidity, particularly an apparent increase in the incidence of barotrauma and nosocomial sepsis. Long-term mortality for patients admitted to the ICU ranges from 30% to 50%. Many procedures in ICUs pose a high risk for transmission of SARS coronavirus to health care workers. Contact and airborne infection isolation precautions, in addition to standard precautions, should be applied when caring for patients with SARS. Ensuring staff safety is important to maintain staff morale and delivery of adequate services. Copyright ? 200http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/4 by Current Science Inc.
着者Joynt G.M., Yap H.Y.
期刊名称Current Infectious Disease Reports
出版年份200http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/4
月份6
日期1
卷号6
期次3
出版社Current Science Inc.
出版地United States
页次228 - 233
国际标準期刊号1523-38http://aims.cuhk.edu.hk/converis/portal/Publication/47
语言英式英语
