Inhomogeneous computed tomographic densities in lungs in acute respiratory distress syndrome: Stress multipliers leading to ventilator-induced injury?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-124

  Loring, Stephen H ^a   Talmor, Daniel ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ATELECTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATOR INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; VENTILATOR-INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

EID: 84892652353     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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