Surfactant replacement therapy in ARDS: White knight or noise in the system?

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-197

  Nicholas, Terence E ^a,b   Doyle, Ian R ^a   Bersten, Andrew D ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ARDS; surfactant; surfactant associated proteins; surfactant replacement therapy

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT; SURFACTANT; SURFACTANT ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRATRACHEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031032790     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.2.195     Document Type: Article

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