Paralysis of ventilated newborn babies does not influence resistance of the total respiratory system

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 357-362

  Burger, R ^a,b   Fanconi, S ^a   Simma, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compliance; Newborns; Pancuronium bromide; Paralysis; Resistance; Respiratory mechanics

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE;

ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; OXYGEN; PANCURONIUM; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0032878412     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.14b20.x     Document Type: Article

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