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. 2022 Apr;19(4):691-694.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202103-270RL.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in an African Intensive Care Unit Setting: A Prospective Study of Prevalence and Outcomes

Arthur Kwizera  1 , David P Kateete  1 , Ronald Ssenyonga  1 , Lydia Nakiyingi  1 , Jane Nakibuuka  2 , Christine Namata  1 , Arthur Mwanje  1 , Emmy Okello  2 , Daphne Kabatoro  1 , Noah Kiwanuka  1 , Robert C Bollinger  3 , James Tumwine  1   4 , Charlotte Summers  5
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in an African Intensive Care Unit Setting: A Prospective Study of Prevalence and Outcomes

Arthur Kwizera et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Apr.
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Figure 1.
Study flow diagram. ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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