1. The Use of Inhaled Prostaglandins in Patients With ARDS.
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Fuller, Brian M., Mohr, Nicholas M., Skrupky, Lee, Fowler, Susan, Kollef, Mann H., and Carpenter, Christopher R.
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PROSTAGLANDINS ,ADULT respiratory distress syndrome treatment ,THERAPEUTIC complications ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,META-analysis ,OXYGEN therapy ,PULMONARY artery ,THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
The article discusses of a study which aimed to determine the association of inhaled prostaglandins with improvement in pulmonary physiology or mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), as well as its adverse effects. Topics covered include the data sources in the systematic review and meta-analysis, the measures used in the association analyses, and the effect of inhaled prostaglandins in oxygenation and pulmonary artery pressures.
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- 2015
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