Low vs high positive end-expiratory pressure in the ventilatory management of acute lung injury

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 357-362

  Villar, Jesus ^a,b,c  

^a Division of Organ Dysfunction Research Instituto   (Spain)

^b Division of Organ Dysfunction Research Instituto   (Spain)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Mechanical ventilation; Multiple organ failure; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; LUNG VOLUME; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PATIENT CARE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 33745233316     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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