Jolliet P, Magnenat J L, Kobel T, Chevrolet J C
Clinique Médicale Universitaire, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland.
Chest. 1990 Mar;97(3):702-5. doi: 10.1378/chest.97.3.702.
Tetanus is now rare in industrialized countries, occurring mainly in elderly patients. To assess whether aggressive therapy of these patients in the intensive care unit is justified, we retrospectively studied all patients with tetanus hospitalized in our institution between 1968 and 1989. Patients over the age of 70 years fared as well as those under 70 years and recovered without sequelae. These results favor aggressive treatment of elderly patients with tetanus in the intensive care unit.
破伤风在工业化国家现已罕见，主要发生在老年患者中。为评估在重症监护病房对这些患者进行积极治疗是否合理，我们回顾性研究了1968年至1989年间在我院住院的所有破伤风患者。70岁以上的患者与70岁以下的患者情况一样好，且康复后无后遗症。这些结果支持在重症监护病房对老年破伤风患者进行积极治疗。
