CPAP mask management of varicella-induced respiratory failure.
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Pneumonia is a complication of primary varicella infection that occurs most commonly in adults and may lead to life-threatening respiratory failure. We report a case of varicella pneumonia with impending respiratory failure in which endotracheal intubation was averted by the use of CPAP mask ventilation with a favorable outcome.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 103 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993