Respiratory complication of tsunami diaster victims in Vachira Phuket Hospital.
نویسندگان
چکیده
There were 958 patients who suffered from the tsunami diaster on 26 December 2004, and came to Vachira Phuket Hospital. 326 cases were admitted with severe respiratory complications. 42 cases had sputum culture, and 20 of them grew gram negative microorganism. The authors present 3 cases.
منابع مشابه
Respiratory complication of tsunami victims in Phuket and Phang-Nga.
In the present report the authors describe the clinical and laboratory findings of 26 tsunami victims admitted to the Phuket and the Takua Pa Hospital. Patients were classified into 4 groups of severity. class 1, baseline examination negative (n = 1); class 2, baseline examination positive but mechanical ventilation not needed on admission (n = 15); class 3, mechanical ventilation required on a...
متن کاملTsunami Modelling using the Well-Balanced Scheme
A well balanced numerical scheme based on stationary waves for shallow water flows with arbitrary topography has been introduced by Thanh et al. [18]. The scheme was constructed so that it maintains equilibrium states and tests indicate that it is stable and fast. Applying the well-balanced scheme for the one-dimensional shallow water equations, we study the early shock waves propagation toward...
متن کاملTwo cases of severe pneumonia after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
In 2011, during the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, 90% of victims died from drowning. We report on two tsunami survivors with severe pneumonia potentially caused by Legionella pneumophila. Both victims aspirated a large quantity of contaminated water; sand, mud and a variety of microbes were thought to have entered into their lower respiratory tracts. One patient had a mycotic intracr...
متن کاملThe effect of cuffed endotracheal tube on respiratory complication following adenotonsillectomy in children
Abstract Background: Uncuffed endotracheal tube(ETT) were considered for children less than 8 years. Meanwhile, aspiration around ETT in patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy is concerned.We compared cuffed versus uncuffed ETT regarding respiratory complications following adenotonsillectomy. Methods: 128 children aged 2-8 yr were divided to two groups of 64 each. Uncuffed and cuffed tubes w...
متن کاملThe Experience of Second Victims of Medical Errors Leading to Death or Permanent Complication: A Qualitative Study
Introduction: Medical error causes severe emotional responses in health care providers and makes them second victims. This study aimed to explain the experience of second victims of medical mistakes leading to death or permanent complication. Method: This research was conducted with a qualitative approach and content analysis method in 2020. Using a purposeful sampling method, ten physicians a...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet
دوره 89 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006