Our objectives were to evaluate the frequency of air leaks (AL) from the respiratory tract (pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum, subcutaneous emphysema) in critically ill children on mechanical ventilation (MV) for severe respiratory diseases, and to examine whether AL could be correla
Disorders of the respiratory tract in children
โ Scribed by Ernest K. Cotton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 12 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-6863
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