Effect of neuromuscular blocking agents on gas exchange in patients presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-119

  Gainnier, Marc ^a   Roch, Antoine ^a   Forel, Jean Marie ^b   Thirion, Xavier ^a   Arnal, Jean Michel ^c   Donati, Stéphane ^c   Papazian, Laurent ^a,d  

^a Hopitaux Sud AP HM   (France)

^b INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^c Hopital Font Pre   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Mechanical ventilation; Neuromuscular blocking agent; Oxygenation; Randomized

Indexed keywords

ALMITRINE DIMESILATE; CISATRACURIUM; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; SUFENTANIL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BAROTRAUMA; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OXYGENATION; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATOR;

EID: 1642451857     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000104114.72614.BC     Document Type: Article

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