Early phase of lung-protective ventilation: A place for paralytics?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2851-2853

  Marini, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Lung protective ventilation; Mechanical ventilation; Neuromuscular blockade; Ventilator associated lung injury

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EDITORIAL; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG VENTILATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGENATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; VENTILATOR;

HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 33750249544     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000248331.36982.28     Document Type: Editorial

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