Prone position improves lung mechanical behavior and enhances gas exchange efficiency in mechanically ventilated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1756-1767

  Mentzelopoulos, Spyros D ^a   Zakynthinos, Spyros G ^a   Roussos, Charris ^a   Tzoufi, Maria J ^a   Michalopoulos, Argyris S ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0038024247     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000064282.79068.1E     Document Type: Article

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