Pleural effusion in the mechanically ventilated patient

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-17

  Graf, Jerónimo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation; Oxygenation; Pleural effusion; Respiratory system mechanics; Tamponade like physiology

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VOLUME; OXYGENATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEANING;

DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 61449124169     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3283220e4a     Document Type: Review

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