Incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome in German children and adolescents: A population-based study
Incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome in German children and adolescents: A population-based study
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DOI:
10.1097/01.ccm.0000151137.76768.08
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发表时间:
2005-01-01
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
Lentze, MJ
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作者:
Bindl, L;Dresbach, K;Lentze, MJ
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in children and adolescents aged 1 mo to 18 yrs.Design: The authors conducted a population-based prospective multicenter survey from February 1 to 28,1997, June 1 to 30, 2001, and April 1 to 30, 2004.Setting. This study was conducted at 94 intensive care units (ICUs) in 1997, 92 ICUs in 2001 and 2004 in the district of Cologne, Germany with a population of 4.15 (1997), 4.28 (2001), and 4.35 million (2004), respectively. The survey was not confined to children's hospitals, but addressed all ICUs.Patients: This study consisted of children and adolescents aged 1 mo to 18 yrs. Term neonates and premature babies with a corrected age below 43 gestational weeks were excluded. ARDS was defined according to the consensus criteria (acuteonset pulmonary process of noncardiogenic origin, Pao(2)/F10(2) ratio