CO and NO pulmonary diffusing capacity during pregnancy: Safety and diagnostic potential

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-225

  Zavorsky, Gerald S ^a   Blood, Arlin B ^b   Power, Gordon G ^b   Longo, Lawrence D ^b   Artal, Raul ^a   Vlastos, Emanuel J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Guidelines; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FETUS OUTCOME; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; NEWBORN DEATH; OXYGENATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

CARBON MONOXIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY;

EID: 77949653512     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.02.001     Document Type: Review

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