Aerosolized prostacyclin in acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Chlamydiaceae spp. pneumonia

Authors
Miesen, WMAJ Ponssen, HH Jansen, S Posthuma, RM van Vliet, ACM
Citation
Wmaj. Miesen et al., Aerosolized prostacyclin in acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Chlamydiaceae spp. pneumonia, NETH J MED, 59(2), 2001, pp. 57-61
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
ISSN journal
03002977 → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
57 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-2977(200108)59:2<57:APIARD>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Management of respiratory failure in acute respiratory distress syndrome (A RDS) typically requires ventilatory assistance. If traditional approaches t o mechanical ventilation and adjunctive measures fail to succeed in achievi ng adequate oxygenation, alternative measures should be considered. We desc ribe an ARDS patient with respiratory failure caused by a severe Chlamydiac eae species community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Aerosolized prostacyclin (P GI(2)) treatment was successfully instituted for refractory hypoxemia. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.