Prone-position ventilation induces sustained improvement in oxygenation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome who have a large shunt

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1446-1452

  Lee, David Lin ^a,b   Chiang, Hung Ting ^a,b   Lin, Shoa Lin ^a,b   Ger, Luo Ping ^a   Kun, Ming Ho ^a,b   Huang, Yuh Chin T ^c  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Gas exchange; Mechanical ventilation; Prone position; Respiratory mechanics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; OXYGENATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; VENOUS RETURN;

EID: 0036314285     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200207000-00008     Document Type: Article

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