Inhaled nitric oxide versus prone positioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 572-574

  Dellinger, R Phillip ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Inhaled nitric oxide; Prone positioning

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034056271     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200002000-00050     Document Type: Editorial

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