Lung emptying in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 811-819

  Kondili, E ^a   Prinianakis, G ^a   Athanasakis, H ^a   Georgopoulos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Compliance; Flow limitation; Resistance; Time constant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRFLOW; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXHALATION; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESISTANCE; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TIDAL VOLUME; TIME; TRACHEA PRESSURE; VENTILATOR; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; LUNG VENTILATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036014516     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00255102     Document Type: Article

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