Closing volume influences the postural effect on oxygenation in unilateral lung disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1957-1962

  Choe, Kang Hyeon ^a   Kim, Yong Tae ^a   Shim, Tae Sun ^a   Lim, Chae Man ^a   Lee, Sang Do ^a   Koh, Younsuck ^a   Kim, Woo Sung ^a   Kim, Dong Soon ^a   Ryu, Jin Sook ^a   Kim, Won Dong ^a,b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG CLOSING VOLUME; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; OXYGENATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY;

EID: 0034047258     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.6.9909067     Document Type: Article

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