Acute effects of CPAP and BiPAP breathing on pulmonary haemodynamics in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 440-443

  Zielinski J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bilevel positive airway pressure; Continuous positive airway pressure; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Pulmonary haemodynamics; Transmural pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HEART OUTPUT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THORAX PRESSURE; VENOUS RETURN;

EID: 0031446320     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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