Jun 20, 2014 - Submersion and acute respiratory failure. Yu-Jang Su1,2,3*. 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, ...
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Journal of Acute Disease (2014)90-92
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doi: 10.1016/S2221-6189(14)60023-8
Submersion and acute respiratory failure Yu-Jang Su1,2,3* Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan Department of Emevgancy Mdeicine, Taipei City Hospital, Ren-Ai Branch, Taipei, Taiwan 3 Department of Oral Hygiene, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan 1 2
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Article history: Received 8 August 2013 Received in revised form 15 September 2013 Accepted 24 September 2013 Available online 20 June 2014
Objectives: To know the relationship between hypothermia, etiology, respiratory failure and prognosis of submersion in environmental emergency medicine. Methods: From December 1, 2002 to September 30, 2007, there were 52 hospitalized near- drowning cases in a medical center at northern Taiwan. Retrospective study of 52 submersion patients who were hospitalized during the duration was analyzed. Results: The hypothermic groups are more commonly seen in acute respiratory failure after submersion, 36% vs. 21%, P
