Pulmonary dead-space fraction as a risk factor for death in the acute respiratory distress syndrome

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 346, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 1281-1286

  Nuckton, Thomas J ^a,b   Alonso, James A ^b,c   Kallet, Richard H ^b,c   Daniel, Brian M ^b   Pittet, Jean François ^a,b,c   Eisner, Mark D ^a   Matthay, Michael A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIDAL VOLUME;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY DEAD SPACE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0037171703     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa012835     Document Type: Article

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