Applied Physiology in Intensive Care Medicine
Contributors: M.R. Pinsky (Editor); L. Brochard (Editor); J. Mancebo (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 14, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9783540373612
Subjects: Intensive care medicine; Medical / Nursing; Critical Care; Medical; Anesthesiology; Internal Medicine; Acute Care Medicine; Applied Physiology; Critical Care Medicine; Hemodynamic monitoring; Medical / Critical Care; Renal Physiology
First sentence: Extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) applied to the patient at the airway opening is used artificially to increase end-expiratory lung volume.