Estimation of dead space fraction can be simplified in the acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome are characterized by a non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema responsible for a significant impairment of gas exchange. The pulmonary dead space increase, which is due primarily to an alteration in pulmonary blood flow distribution, is largely respo...
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BioMed Central
2010
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219246/ |