Pro/con clinical debate: The use of prone positioning in the management of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-17

  Marini, John J ^a   Rubenfeld, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN THERAPY; OXYGENATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKIN ULCER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0036181814     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc1447     Document Type: Article

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