Reduced mortality in association with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 292-294

  Abel, S J C ^a   Finney, S J ^a   Brett, S J ^a   Keogh, B F ^a   Morgan, C J ^a   Evans, T W ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); Outcome; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OXYGENATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031949882     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.4.292     Document Type: Article

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