Zhongguo wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue = Chinese critical care medicine = Zhongguo weizhongbing jijiuyixue
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Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue · Mar 2010
[Role of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia].
To evaluate the diagnostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). ⋯ PCT had better specificity than CRP and CPIS in early diagnosis of VAP. Combined values of PCT and CPIS below the cut-off points could effectively exclude false-positive diagnosis of VAP.
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Zhongguo Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue · Mar 2010
[The lung protection strategy under the support of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients suffering from influenza A H1N1].
To study the effect of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients suffering from severe pneumonia complicating influenza A H1N1 by putting lungs in rest to protect the latter. ⋯ When ECMO is used for severe pneumonia complicating influenza A H1N1, prognosis can be obviously improved, with decrease in the occurrence of lung damage through the protection strategy of lung rest.