Patients were excluded from this study after the time of enrollment if they: 1) had a positive culture of bronchoalvelor lavage fluid (BAL) for active pulmonary infection; 2) had hypotension in which inotropic support other than dopamine at less than 5 μg/kg per minute was required; 3) ...
Sixty patients were eligible for enrollment; however, only 58 patients’ medical records were reviewed for this study. The median [IQR] age of patients whose medical files were reviewed for the current study was 25.5 [1.7–36] years, ranging from 0 to 87 years. Moreover, the sex ratio of...