Different low constant flows can equally determine the lower inflection point in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients

Artificial Organs

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 882-889

  Casati Nogueira Gama, Ana Maria ^a   Meyer, Eduardo Correa ^a   Araújo Silva Gaudêncio, Ana Maria ^a   Andrade Grunauer, Michelle ^a   Passos Amato, Marcelo Britto ^a   Ribeiro De Carvalho, Carlos Roberto ^a   Barbas, Carmen Sílvia Valente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Constant flow technique; Mechanical ventilation; Pflex; Positive end expiratory pressure; Pressure volume curves

Indexed keywords

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BEST VALUE; CONSTANT FLOW; CONSTANT FLOW TECHNIQUE; FLOW TECHNIQUES; INFLEXION POINT; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; PFLEX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURES; PRESSURE-VOLUME CURVES;

VENTILATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG INJURY; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0035667384     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2001.06898.x     Document Type: Article

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