Prone positioning and neuromuscular blocking agents are part of standard care in severe ARDS patients: we are not sure

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2201-2203

  Gattinoni, L ^a,b   Marini, J J ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; BODY POSTURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PATIENT CARE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION, INTRINSIC; PRONE POSITION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84946486762     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-4040-6     Document Type: Editorial

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