Why protect the right ventricle in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-21

  Vieillard Baron, Antoine ^a   Jardin, François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; COR PULMONALE; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; REVIEW;

HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY HEART DISEASE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0037309625     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200302000-00004     Document Type: Review

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