Endotracheal tubes and imposed work of breathing: What should we do about it, if anything?

Critical Care

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 347-348

  Branson, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T TUBE; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATOR;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; UNITED STATES; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 0141885961     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc2367     Document Type: Article

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