How are children mechanically ventilated in pediatric intensive care units?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 746-747

  Randolph, Adrienne G ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; LUNG INJURY; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TIDAL VOLUME;

CHILD; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 2442490087     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-004-2215-7     Document Type: Editorial

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