What is the 'best PEEP' in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1167-1169

  Wrigge, H ^a   Putensen, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREATHING MECHANICS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GAS EXCHANGE; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE;

HUMAN; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 0033806271     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340000620     Document Type: Editorial

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