Paradoxical Effect of Chest Wall Compression on Respiratory System Compliance: A Multicenter Case Series of Patients With ARDS, With Multimodal Assessment

Chest. 2021 Oct;160(4):1335-1339. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.05.057. Epub 2021 Jun 9.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Electric Impedance
  • Female
  • Head-Down Tilt / physiology
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / physiopathology*
  • Lung Volume Measurements
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Positioning
  • Pulmonary Ventilation / physiology*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy
  • Respiratory Mechanics / physiology*
  • Supine Position / physiology
  • Thoracic Wall
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed