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香港中文大学研究人员 ( 现职)
| Professor Charles David GOMERSALL (麻醉及深切治疗学系) |
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| 数位物件识别号 (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc2452 |
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摘要SARS ( severe acute respiratory syndrome) proved an enormous physical and emotional challenge to frontline health care workers throughout the world in late 2002 through to mid 2003. A large percentage of patients ( many being health care workers themselves) became critically ill. Unfortunately, clinicians caring for these individuals did not have the advantage of previous experience or research data on which to base treatment decisions. As a result, at least early in the outbreak, a 'best guess approach' and/or anecdotes drove therapy. In many centres systemic steroids, which carry many potential downsides, became a mainstay of therapy. In this issue of Critical Care, two groups that have frontline experience of SARS debate the role of steroids. Let us hope and pray together that we never have the patient population needed to resolve the questions the two sides raise.
着者Gomersall CD, Kargel MJ, Lapinsky SE
期刊名称CRITICAL CARE
出版年份2004
月份4
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卷号8
期次2
出版社BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
国际标準期刊号1466-609X
语言英式英语
关键词critical care; respiratory failure; SARS; steroids; viral pneumonia
Web of Science 学科类别Critical Care Medicine; CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE; General & Internal Medicine
