Liquid ventilation with perflubron in the treatment of rats with pneumococcal pneumonia.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of liquid ventilation using a medical-grade perfluorocarbon (perflubron) combined with parenteral or intratracheal antibiotics in a rat model of pneumonia. DESIGN: Prospective, laboratory investigation. SETTING: Experimental laboratory in a university medical ce...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2002
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