Ventilatory setting in severe brain injured patients: Does it really matter?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1925-1927

  Mascia, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN INJURY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PATHOGENESIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

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

EID: 33751540199     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0407-z     Document Type: Editorial

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