Treatment of atelectasis: Where is the evidence?

Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-342

  Schindler, Margrid B ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; LUNG SURFACTANT;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS HYPOVENTILATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATELECTASIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23744502004     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc3766     Document Type: Article

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