Effect of Position Change From the Bed to a Wheelchair on the Regional Ventilation Distribution Assessed by Electrical Impedance Tomography in Patients With Respiratory Failure
Background: There is limited knowledge about the effect of position change on regional lung ventilation in patients with respiratory failure. This study aimed to examine the physiological alteration of regional lung ventilation during the position change from lying in bed to sitting on a wheelchair....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.744958/full |