Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in 267 Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

  1. Kin Wing Choi, MBChB, MRCP;
  2. Tai Nin Chau, MBBS, MRCP;
  3. Owen Tsang, MBChB, MRCP;
  4. Eugene Tso, MBBS, MRCP;
  5. Ming Chee Chiu, MBChB, MRCP;
  6. Wing Lok Tong, MBBS, MRCP;
  7. Po Oi Lee, MBBS, FRCR;
  8. Tak Keung Ng, MBBS, FRCPath;
  9. Wai Fu Ng, MBBS, FRCPath;
  10. Kam Cheong Lee, MBBS, FRCPath;
  11. William Lam, MBBS, FRCPA;
  12. Wai Cho Yu, MBBS, FCCP;
  13. Jak Yiu Lai, MBBS, FRCP;
  14. Sik To Lai, MBBS; and
  15. the Princess Margaret Hospital SARS Study Group*
  1. From Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
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        Figure 1. Survival curve in 267 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
      • Figure 2. . Patients older than 60 years of age compared with those 60 years of age or younger. . Patients who had serum lactate dehydrogenase ( ) levels greater than 3.8 µkat/L at presentation compared with those who had levels of 3.8 µkat/L or less.
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          Figure 2. . Patients older than 60 years of age compared with those 60 years of age or younger. . Patients who had serum lactate dehydrogenase ( ) levels greater than 3.8 µkat/L at presentation compared with those who had levels of 3.8 µkat/L or less. Survival curves in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome according to mortality predictors.TopBottomLDH

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        • Summaries for Patients:Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong Ann Intern Med November 4, 2003 139:I-15
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        1. Ann Intern Med November 4, 2003 vol. 139 no. 9 715-723
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