Prone position for the prevention of lung infection

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 266-268

  Beuret, P ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

Author keywords

Pneumonia, aspiration, prevention and control; Respiration, artificial, complications; Ventilator, mechanical

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPINE POSITION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BLOOD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VENTILATOR;

OXYGEN;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PRONE POSITION; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0036549039     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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