The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Apr 2016
Comparative StudyMortality and predictors in pulmonary tuberculosis with respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.
To analyse the predictors and mortality rate among patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) for respiratory failure due to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). ⋯ TB patients showed identical SOFA and APACHE II scores, but higher mortality than CAP patients. The higher mortality was not related to severity, but suggested an association with the extent of destructive lung lesions.