Prone positioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome: To the editor

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages e55-e56

  Iftikhar, Imran H ^a   Donley, Meredith A ^a   Owens, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BODY POSITION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSTURE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

HUMANS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRONE POSITION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 84925332659     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000761     Document Type: Letter

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