Inhaled nitric oxide in acute respiratory distress syndrome: A pilot randomized controlled study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 5 PART I, 1998, Pages 1483-1488

  Troncy, Eric ^b   Collet, Jean Paul ^b   Shapiro, Stan ^b   Guimond, Jean Gilles ^b   Blair, Louis ^b   Ducruet, Thierry ^b   Francœur, Martin ^b   Charbonneau, Marc ^b   Blaise, Gilbert ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 0031746880     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.5.9707090     Document Type: Article

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