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Published in: Critical Care 6/2012

01-12-2012 | Review

Year in review 2011: Critical Care – respirology

Authors: Jesús Villar, Haibo Zhang, Jesús Blanco, Arthur S Slutsky

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 6/2012

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Abstract

Management of acute respiratory failure is an important component of intensive care. In this review, we analyze 21 original research articles published last year in Critical Care in the field of respiratory and critical care medicine. The articles are summarized according to the following topic categories: acute respiratory distress syndrome, mechanical ventilation, adjunctive therapies, and pneumonia.
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Metadata
Title
Year in review 2011: Critical Care – respirology
Authors
Jesús Villar
Haibo Zhang
Jesús Blanco
Arthur S Slutsky
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 6/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc11422

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