Biologically variable ventilation in patients with acute lung injury: A pilot study

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 502-503

  Kowalski, Stephen ^a   McMullen, Michael C ^b   Girling, Linda G ^a   McCarthy, Brendan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIOLOGICALLY VARIABLE VENTILATION; BREATHING RATE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG VENTILATION; OXYGENATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL VOLUME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY RATE; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886618070     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-013-9899-5     Document Type: Letter

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