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Published in: Critical Care 1/2004

01-02-2004 | Poster presentation

Computerised tomography (CT) in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): late-stage acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) and follow-up findings

Authors: G Joynt, G Antonio, K Wong, P Lam, C Gomersall, T Li

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2004

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SARS is caused by a newly described coronavirus [1]. About 20% of SARS patients require oxygen supplementation and mechanical ventilation in an ICU for respiratory failure and ARDS [2]. We aim to describe the CT findings of patients in the late stage of ARDS caused by SARS, and report changes on long-term follow-up. …
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Title
Computerised tomography (CT) in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): late-stage acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) and follow-up findings
Authors
G Joynt
G Antonio
K Wong
P Lam
C Gomersall
T Li
Publication date
01-02-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2504

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