The application of esophageal pressure measurement in patients with respiratory failure

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 520-531

  Akoumianaki, Evangelia ^a   Maggiore, Salvatore M ^b   Valenza, Franco ^c   Bellani, Giacomo ^d   Jubran, Amal ^e   Loring, Stephen H ^f   Pelosi, Paolo ^g   Talmor, Daniel ^f   Grasso, Salvatore ^h   Chiumello, Davide ⁱ   Gué Rin, Claude ^j   Patroniti, Nicolo ^d   Ranieri, V Marco ^k   Gattinoni, Luciano ^c   Nava, Stefano ^l   Terragni, Pietro Paolo ^k   Pesenti, Antonio ^d   Tobin, Martin ^e   Mancebo, Jordi ^m   Brochard, Laurent ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

ⁱ FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^m HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

ⁿ ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation; Pleural pressure; Respiratory mechanics

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; LUNG INFLATION; MEASUREMENT; OPERATING ROOM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; THORAX PRESSURE; THORAX WALL; WEANING;

CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PLEURA; PRESSURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84895517286     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201312-2193CI     Document Type: Review

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