Positional changes and drug interventions in acute respiratory failure

Respirology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-106

  Badia, J R ^a   Sala, E ^a   Rodriguez Roisin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Body position; Gas exchange; Inhaled vasodilators; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BODY POSTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031876675     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.1998.tb00106.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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