Ascites and its effects upon respiratory muscle loading and work of breathing

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 538-541

  Rosado, Marcos ^b   Banner, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Good Hope Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascites; Liver; Lung compliance; Respiratory muscles; Work of breathing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CARCINOMATOSIS; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

AGED; ASCITES; CARCINOMA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 0030005143     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199603000-00027     Document Type: Article

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