Publications by authors named "Li-Wan Wang"

Objective: To analyze the clinical features of pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (PDR-Ab) in the Chinese PLA General Hospital and compare the efficacies of different antibiotic treatments in aged patients with ventilator-associative pneumonia (VAP) caused by PDR-Ab.

Methods: Data were collected from all isolated PDR-Ab strains in our hospital from April 2009 to April 2010. The clinical features, treatment, and outcomes were retrospectively reviewed.

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Objective: To compare the outcome of the SmartCare and spontaneous breathing trials (SBT) for weaning old patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD).

Methods: Thirty-eight COPD patients were enrolled in Department of Respiratory Medicine on the South Building, General Hospital of People's Liberation Army from January, 2003 to April, 2005. They mechanically ventilated for at least 3 d (age: 70 - 91 year, average: 83.

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