Respiratory complication of tsunami diaster victims in Vachira Phuket Hospital.
There were 958 patients who suffered from the tsunami diaster on 26 December 2004, and came to Vachira Phuket Hospital. 326 cases were admitted with severe respiratory complications. 42 cases had sputum culture, and 20 of them grew gram negative microorganism. The authors present 3 cases.
Yorsaengrat
Weerawat
W
Department of Medicine, Vachira Phuket Hospital, Phuket 83000, Thailand.
Chungpaibulpatana
Jessada
J
Tunki
Blaumjit
B
Pauvilai
Wilai
W
Kititornkul
Suthi
S
Suntong
Broorachut
B
D000328:Adult; D004190:Disasters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012623:Seawater / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology; D013785:Thailand