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The Role of Open Lung Biopsy in Critically Ill Patients with Hypoxic Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Background. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of open lung biopsy in patients with hypoxic respiratory failure of unknown etiology admitted to an ICU and to examine the use of steroid therapy in this patient population. Methods. A retrospective cohort study was performed of all consecu...

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Autores principales: Almotairi, Abdullah, Biswas, Sharmistha, Shahin, Jason
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27445567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8715024