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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-10
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed the records of 44 patients with AIDS who had 45 episodes of severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). While 9 patients required intubation and mechanical ventilation (MV) on admission, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) by face mask was the initial measure in 36 episodes. There were 25 patients managed with CPAP alone, 23 of whom survived. Among the reasons for delayed intubation and MV (11 patients) was that treatment failure was strongly associated with non-survival, since all 6 such patients died. The in-hospital mortality for severe PCP in this study was 33% overall, and reached 65% for mechanically ventilated patients. The 1-year survival was 43% (95% confidence interval, 28%-58%). These data confirm the improved prognosis for patients with AIDS and severe PCP, and suggest that mask CPAP may be an adequate mean of ventilatory support in this setting.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0342-4642
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
155-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Evaluation Studies as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-HIV Infections, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Hospital Mortality, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Intensive Care Units, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Intubation, Intratracheal, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Masks, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Paris, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Pneumonia, Pneumocystis, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Positive-Pressure Respiration, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Respiration, Artificial, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:1644963-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Continuous positive airway pressure by face mask or mechanical ventilation in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection and severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
pubmed:affiliation
Infectious Diseases Department, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study