Mechanisms of worsening gas exchange during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1285-1291

  Barbera J A ^a,c   Roca, J ^a   Ferrer, A ^a   Felez M A ^a   Diaz O ^b   Roger, N ^a   Rodriguez Roisin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Oxygen consumption; Respiratory insufficiency; Ventilation perfusion relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPIROMETRY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 0030986310     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10061285     Document Type: Article

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