title: ['Acute respiratory distress syndrome' (ARDS) as a serious complication of influenza].
abstract: 'Acute respiratory distress syndrome' (ARDS) developed as a serious complication of an infection with the influenza virus A (H1N1) ('swine flu') in 3 children: a 15-year-old girl, a 6-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl. The latter two patients also suffered from septic shock. Intensive ICU treatment, including mechanical ventilation, did not lead to recovery. The first two patients eventually recovered following treatment with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), but the third patient's condition was too unstable for transfer to an ECMO centre. This patient died.
authors.affiliation: Erasmus MC-Sophia, Afd. Kinder-intensive Care, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. p.fraaij@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Pieter L A
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Fraaij
authors.forename: Robert-Jan
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Houmes
authors.forename: Vincent M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Geukers
authors.forename: Birthe J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Gesink-van der Veer
authors.forename: Martin C J
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kneyber
authors.forename: Dick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tibboel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*