Sustained effects of thoracocentesis on oxygenation in mechanically ventilated patients.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: No consensus exists as to the benefit of pleural drainage in mechanically ventilated patients with conflicting data concerning the effects on gas exchange. We determined the effects on gas exchange over a 48-hour period of draining, by thoracocentesis, large volume pleural...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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