Pathogen screening and prognostic factors in children with severe ARDS of pulmonary origin.

Thuy Thi Bich PhungTadaki SuzukiPhuc Huu PhanShoji KawachiHiroyuki FuruyaHuong Thu DoTsutomu KageyamaTuan Anh TaNam Huu DaoHiroyuki NunoiDien Minh TranHai Thanh LeNoriko Nakajima

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2017)

IFN-γ upregulation as detected on the day of PICU admission was found to be one of the possible prognostic factors affecting a fatal outcome. These results suggest that modulation of inflammatory responses is critical for the clinical management of children with ARDS.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
acute respiratory distress syndrome
young adults
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
emergency department
pulmonary hypertension
immune response
cell proliferation
poor prognosis
dendritic cells
early onset
intensive care unit