Acute respiratory distress syndrome: The prognostic value of ventilatory ratio - A simple bedside tool to monitor ventilatory efficiency

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1150-1153

  Sinha, Pratik ^a   Sanders, Robert D ^a   Soni, Neil ^a   Vukoja, Marija Kojicic ^b   Gajic, Ognjen ^c  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina   (Serbia)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; ODDS RATIO; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84877884088     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201211-2037LE     Document Type: Letter

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