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| The Analysis of Death Causes of 50 Fetal Cases in Korean Hemorrhagic Fever |
| On Sik Won, Chong Hwee Chun |
| Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Medical College |
Vol.5 Num.1 (p57~62)
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Since 1950 the causes of death in Korean Hemorrhagic Fever were changed becouse of the improvement of patient treatment based on its pathophysiology.
From previous report aproximately 2/3 of death occured at oliguric phase and remainging 1/3 at hypotensive phase. The major causes of death were pulmonary edema & bleeding acute renal failure and shock.
Our data revealed systemic infection (28%), C.N.S. problem (possibly cerebral hemorrhage) (22%), pulmonary edema & bleeding (16%), and shock (14%) as major causes of death.
The deaths of each phase were as the following.
Hypotensive....7 (14%). Oliguric.....31 (62%). Diuretic....11 (22%). Convalescent....1 (2) The major problems in managing patients that was experienced by authors were shock and pulmonary edema, systemic infection, severe hyperkalemia and cerebral complication, possibly cerebral hemorrhage.
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