Extravascular lung water measurement in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 378-

  Berkowitz, David M ^a   Martin, Greg ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DISEASE ACTIVITY; LETTER; LUNG EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 67650422611     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31818f292f     Document Type: Letter

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