Prophylactic positive end-expiratory pressure: Are good intentions enough? [1]

Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-

  Fernández Mondéjar, Enrique ^a   Chavero, Ma Jesus ^b   Machado, Juan ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Traumatologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; LUNG INJURY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 0037389323     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc1869     Document Type: Letter

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