Physiologic analysis and clinical performance of the ventilatory ratio in acute respiratory distress syndrome

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 333-341

  Sinha, Pratik ^a   Calfee, Carolyn S ^a,b   Beitler, Jeremy R ^c   Soni, Neil ^d   Ho, Kelly ^e   Matthay, Michael A ^a,b   Kallet, Richard H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ARDS; Dead space; Ventilatory ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; APACHE; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY WEIGHT; CALIFORNIA; CAPNOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; LUNG DEAD SPACE; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; VENTILATORY RATIO; BREATHING RATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; RESPIRATORY RATE; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 85060920268     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201804-0692OC     Document Type: Article

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