Low Tidal Volume Ventilation Should Be the Routine Ventilation Strategy of Choice for All Emergency Department Patients

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-216

  Mohr, Nicholas M ^a   Fuller, Brian M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; STANDARD; TIDAL VOLUME;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 84867300694     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.05.011     Document Type: Note

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