Intra-abdominal hypertension, prone ventilation, and abdominal suspension

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1017-

  Ball, Chad G ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a   Pelosi, Paolo ^b   De Waele, Jan ^c  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BODY POSITION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONE VENTILATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMEN; ACUTE LUNG INJURY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY, MORBID; PRONE POSITION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 77951064163     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181d3e663     Document Type: Letter

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