Optimized positive end-expiratory pressure - An elusive target

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1159-1160

  Dries, David J ^a   Marini, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Oxygen exchange; Positive end expiratory pressure; Ventilator induced lung injury

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; EDITORIAL; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0036256122     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200205000-00036     Document Type: Editorial

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