Pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery: Ventilator associated lung injury?

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Schultz, Marcus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LETTER; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VENTILATOR;

HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33947170326     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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