Determinants of short-and long-term outcome in patients with respiratory failure caused by AIDS-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
DM Forrest, C Zala, O Djurdjev, J Singer… - Archives of internal …, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
Objectives To determine (1) predictors of in-hospital mortality and long-term survival in
patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) caused by acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome–relatedPneumocystis cariniipneumonia (PCP) and (2) long-term survival for
patients with ARF relative to those without ARF. Methods A retrospective medical chart
review was conducted of all cases of PCP-related ARF for which the patient was admitted to
the intensive care unit of a single tertiary care institution between 1991 and 1996. Data were …
patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) caused by acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome–relatedPneumocystis cariniipneumonia (PCP) and (2) long-term survival for
patients with ARF relative to those without ARF. Methods A retrospective medical chart
review was conducted of all cases of PCP-related ARF for which the patient was admitted to
the intensive care unit of a single tertiary care institution between 1991 and 1996. Data were …