Contributions of rib cage (RC) and abdomen (AB) to tidal volume are useful indicators for the assessment of difficult-to-wean patients

R. Priori, B. Chakrabarti, R. Angus, N. Duffy, R. Parker, J. O‘Reilly, V. Ford, H. Ashcroft, K. Ward, P.M.A. Calverley, A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy; Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Lung injury, respiratory muscles and mechanical ventilation
Session: Lung injury, respiratory muscles and mechanical ventilation
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4644
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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