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. 2021 Oct;83(4):496-522.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.06.025. Epub 2021 Jul 1.

Outcomes of Covid-19 organizing pneumonia in critically ill patients

Ana Silva Rocha  1 , Mariana Meireles  2 , Helena Vilaça  1 , Teresa C Guimarães  3 , Marta Dalila Martins  1 , Lígia Rodrigues Santos  1 , Alice Castro  1 , Mari Mesquita  1
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Outcomes of Covid-19 organizing pneumonia in critically ill patients

Ana Silva Rocha et al. J Infect. 2021 Oct.
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Keywords: Corticosteroids; Covid-19; Critically ill; Organizing pneumonia.

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Patient allocation according to chest CT scan findings. ARF: acute hypoxic respiratory failure; NIRS: noninvasive respiratory support; CT: computed tomography; GGO: ground glass opacities; OP: organizing pneumonia; DI: “do intubate”order; DNI: “do not intubate” order; ETI: endotracheal intubation.
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