Pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength and duration of intubation in postsurgical ICU patients

J. P. Van de Leur, J. H. Zwaveling, B. G. Loef, C. P. Van der Schans (Groningen, The Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Respiratory measurement: practicalities and clinical applications
Session: Respiratory measurement: practicalities and clinical applications
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 959
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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J. P. Van de Leur, J. H. Zwaveling, B. G. Loef, C. P. Van der Schans (Groningen, The Netherlands). Pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength and duration of intubation in postsurgical ICU patients. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 959

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