Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2003
[Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: current situation among rodent reservoirs and human population in the 10th region, Chile].
In Chile, three Hantavirus seropositive rodent species (O longicaudatus, A olivaceus and A longipilis) are distributed from the Pacific coast to the Andes mountains and represent nearly 90% of the rodents captured in the Xth Region. ⋯ A dispersal movement of O longicaudatus to open habitats close to human outdoor activities during the dry season was confirmed.
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Revista médica de Chile · Feb 2003
Case Reports[Mechanical ventilation to treat acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to descending necrotizing mediastinitis. Role of dynamic axial computed tomography of the lung].
Lung computed tomography (CT) is being used increasingly to assess lung morphology in patients on mechanical ventilation. Lung CT under known levels of airway pressure (dynamic CT) can also assess the response of lung parenchyma to ventilatory therapy. We report a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to descending necrotizing mediastinitis, in whom lung dynamic CT oriented ventilatory management. Independent lung ventilation improved gas exchange and helped patient recovery.