Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 230-235 , June 2010

Severe respiratory failure due to diffuse alveolar hemorrhage: Clinical characteristics and outcome of intensive care

  • Christian Rabe, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Medical ICU, Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Bonn, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 228 28715507; fax: +49 228 28714698.
    • C.R. and B.A. contributed equally.
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  • Beate Appenrodt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical ICU, Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Bonn, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
    • C.R. and B.A. contributed equally.
    • ,
  • Christian Hoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical ICU, Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Bonn, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
    • ,
  • Santiago Ewig, MD, FCCP

      Affiliations

    • Medical ICU, Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Bonn, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
    • Thoraxzentrum Ruhrgebiet, Kliniken für Pneumologie und Infektiologie, Herne und Bochum, D-44651 Herne, Germany
    • ,
  • Hans Ulrich Klehr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical ICU, Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Bonn, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
    • ,
  • Tilman Sauerbruch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical ICU, Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Bonn, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
    • ,
  • Georg Nickenig, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical ICU, Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Bonn, D-53105 Bonn, Germany
    • ,
  • Selçuk Tasci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical ICU, Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Bonn, D-53105 Bonn, Germany

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.04.009

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 230-235 , June 2010

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