Mechanical ventilation in adult respiratory distress syndrome: A good friend or a secret killer?

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 515-522

  Pelosi, Paolo ^a,b   Gattinoni, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BAROTRAUMA; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG STRUCTURE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0029844636     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-199612000-00013     Document Type: Review

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