Positive end-expiratory pressure or prone position: Is that the question?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2802-2803

  Broccard, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Human; Positive end expiratory pressure; Prone position; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HEART OUTPUT; LUNG ALVEOLUS CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG PERFUSION; LUNG VENTILATION; OXYGENATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PRONE POSITION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347517731     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000092456.74277.D3     Document Type: Editorial

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