Neuromuscular blockers in early acute respiratory distress syndrome

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1107-1116

  Papazian, Laurent ^a   Forel, Jean Marie ^a   Gacouin, Arnaud ^e   Penot Ragon, Christine ^c   Perrin, Gilles ^a   Loundou, Anderson ^b   Jaber, Samir ^f   Arnal, Jean Michel ^g   Perez, Didier ^h   Seghboyan, Jean Marie ^d   Constantin, Jean Michel ⁱ   Courant, Pierre ^j   Lefrant, Jean Yves ^k   Guérin, Claude ^l   Prat, Gwenaël ^m   Morange, Sophie ^a   Roch, Antoine ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^d Hospital Ambroise Pare   (France)

^e PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^g Hopital Font Pre   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

ⁱ HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^j CENTRE HOSPITALIER D AVIGNON   (France)

^k DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^l CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

^m Hopital Universitaire de la Cavale Blanche   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; PLACEBO; ATRACURIUM BESILATE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OXYGEN TENSION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ATRACURIUM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 77956671058     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1005372     Document Type: Article

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