Increased Ratio of Dead Space to Tidal Volume in Subjects With Inhalation Injury.

BACKGROUND: Inhalation injury increases morbidity and mortality in burn patients. Patients with inhalation injury present with large differences between end-tidal CO2 pressure and PaCO2, an indirect measure of dead space. We aimed to investigate the relationships between increased dead space and inh...

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Published in:	Respiratory Care Vol. 65; no. 10; pp. 1555 - 1561
Main Authors:	Granchi, Thomas, Lemere, Ashley, Mashruwala, Neil, Galet, Colette, Romanowski, Kathleen S.
Format:	equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Oct2020
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost