Occasional reviews Acute respiratory distress syndrome and nosocomial pneumonia

Severe late-onset nosocomial pneumonia caused by Chlamydophila pneumoniae.

We report two cases of severe late-onset nosocomial pneumonia caused by Chlamydophila pneumaniae. The clinical course of the disease in these patients suggests that nosocomial pneumonia caused by this agent can lead to profound respiratory insufficiency and acute respiratory distress syndrome, particularly in patients with significant comorbidities and during the postoperative period. Intraveno...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumonia: a comprehensive review of clinical data.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and pneumonia are closely correlated in the critically ill patient. Whereas ARDS is often complicated by nosocomial pneumonia, pulmonary infection is also the most frequent single cause of ARDS. The prevalence of pneumonia during the course of ARDS seems to be particularly high, but whether persons with ARDS are more susceptible to pneumonia or simply ...

Author's response to reviews Title: Rapidly progressive form of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organising Pneumonia presenting with pneumothorax, persistent and recurrent air-leak, acute respiratory distress syndrome and multi-organ dysfunction Authors:

Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09-related pneumonia and other complications.

Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection was associated with significant morbidity, mainly among children and young adults. The majority of patients had self-limited mild-to-moderate uncomplicated disease. However, some patients developed severe illness and some died. In addition to respiratory complications, several complications due to direct and indirect effects on other body systems were asso...

Diagnosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome in nosocomial pneumonia.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) complicates nosocomial pneumonias (NPn) in 12% to 33% of patients with associated increases in mortality of up to 80%. A timely diagnosis of ARDS with NPn is, however, problematic. The aim of this investigation was to improve the diagnosis and treatment of the early stages of ARDS with NPn. A total of 82 cancer and multiple trauma patients were enrolle...