Ventilation in the prone position: For some but not for all?
- 22 April 2008
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by CMA Impact Inc. in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Vol. 178 (9) , 1174-1176
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.080359
Abstract
Shortly after acute respiratory distress syndrome was first described, it was soon realized that mechanical ventilation, aside from being essential for the treatment of the disease, can also harm the lungs by increasing the stress and strain applicable to the parenchyma. Stress is the tensionThis publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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