The effect of continuous positive airway pressures on lung volumes in tetraplegic patients

Paraplegia

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 54-58

  Harvey, L A ^a   Ellis, E R ^b  

^a PRINCE HENRY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atelectasis; Continuous positive airway pressure; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG CLOSING VOLUME; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NITROGEN WASHOUT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0030026073     PISSN: 00311758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1996.9     Document Type: Article

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