Ultrasound in critically ill patients: Focus on diaphragm

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 986-

  Zambon, Massimo ^a   Cabrini, Luca ^a   Beccaria, Paolo ^a   Zangrillo, Alberto ^a   Colombo, Sergio ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIAPHRAGM; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LETTER; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; ULTRASOUND;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAPHRAGM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84885018887     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-2882-3     Document Type: Letter

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