Breathing Intolerance Index: a new indicator for ventilator use.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose was to study the efficacy of a proposed breathing intolerance index for justifying ventilator use by patients with pulmonary or chest wall diseases and to compare with values obtained from healthy controls. DESIGN: A total of 42 patients with lung/chest wall disease, includin...
| Published in: | American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 24 - 31 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Jan2006
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