['Acute respiratory distress syndrome' (ARDS) as a serious complication of influenza].
'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.
Fraaij
Pieter L A
PL
Erasmus MC-Sophia, Afd. Kinder-intensive Care, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. p.fraaij@erasmusmc.nl
Houmes
Robert-Jan
RJ
Geukers
Vincent M
VM
Gesink-van der Veer
Birthe J
BJ
Kneyber
Martin C J
MC
Tibboel
Dick
D
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*