Pleural space elastance and changes in oxygenation after therapeutic thoracentesis in ventilated patients with heart failure and transudative pleural effusions

Respirology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1001-1008

  Chen, Wei Lin ^a   Chung, Chi Li ^b,c   Hsiao, Shih Hsin ^b   Chang, Shi Chuan ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

gas exchange; mechanical ventilation; pleural pressure; pleural space elastance; thoracentesis

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE;

AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MALE; OXYGEN BREATHING; OXYGENATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURAL LIQUID PRESSURE; PLEURAL SPACE ELASTANCE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPEUTIC THORACENTESIS; THORACOCENTESIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN; PARACENTESIS; PLEURAL CAVITY; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 77954892245     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01812.x     Document Type: Article

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