Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis - A rare cause of acute respiratory failure managed with nasal mask bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) ventilation

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1922-1924

  Lin, M C ^a   Liaw, M Y ^a   Huang, C C ^a   Chuang, M L ^a   Tsai, Y H ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Diaphragmatic paralysis; Mask ventilation; Mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; LUNG VENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASKS; NOSE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS;

EID: 0030843496     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10081922     Document Type: Article

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