One-lung ventilation in a patient with an organizing empyema and severe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis [8]

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 266-268

  Pfitzner, J ^a   Stevens, H J ^a   Rao, V ^a   Close, J S ^a   Lance, D G ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA; METHODOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; EMPYEMA; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747363221     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael167     Document Type: Letter

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