Effects of vertical positioning on gas exchange and lung volumes in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1623-1626

  Richard, Jean Christophe M ^a   Maggiore, Salvatore Maurizio ^b   Mancebo, Jordi ^c   Lemaire, François ^d   Jonson, Bjorn ^e   Brochard, Laurent ^d  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Hospital Sant Pau   (Spain)

^d HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Gas exchange; Lung volume; Mechanical ventilation; Positioning; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VOLUME; OXYGENATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 33749262498     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0299-y     Document Type: Article

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