Point: Should paralytic agents be routinely used in severe ARDS? yes

Chest

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1440-1442

  Hall, Jesse B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CISATRACURIUM; PLACEBO; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PARALYSIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMSAY SEDATION SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY DRIVE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 84887437883     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-1460     Document Type: Editorial

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