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Assessment of respiratory mechanics during pressure support ventilation? Caution required

Authors: Katerina Vaporidi, George Prinianakis, Dimitris Georgopoulos, Claude Guérin

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 2/2019

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Title: Assessment of respiratory mechanics during pressure support ventilation? Caution required
Authors: Katerina Vaporidi
George Prinianakis
Dimitris Georgopoulos
Claude Guérin
Publication date: 01-02-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-05513-w

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