Approaches to refractory hypoxemia in acute respiratory distress syndrome: Current understanding, evidence, and debate

Respiratory Care

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1573-1582

  Collins, Stephen R ^a   Blank, Randal S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lung injury; Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Airway pressure release ventilation; ALI; APRV; ARDS; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; HFOV; High frequency oscillatory ventilation; Inhaled vasodilators; Prone positioning; Recruitment maneuvers; Refractory hypoxemia

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG BAROTRAUMA; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; NONHUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY EFFECT; TIDAL VOLUME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VENTILATOR INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANOXIA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; EPOPROSTENOL; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PRONE POSITION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 82455174314     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01366     Document Type: Review

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