Lymphatics and lymph in acute lung injury

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-36

  Hedenstierna, Göran ^a   Lattuada, Marco ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal edema; Acute lung injury; Inflammation; Lung edema; Lymph flow

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASCITES; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG FLUID; LUNG LYMPH; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEPSIS; THORACIC DUCT; THORAX PRESSURE;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ANIMALS; ASCITES; EXTRAVASCULAR LUNG WATER; HUMANS; LUNG; LYMPH; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 38149017761     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3282f2f4b5     Document Type: Review

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