Right ventricular function during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute lung injury, and dexmedetomidine use for sedation during mechanical ventilation

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Carlos E Kummerfeldt et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012.

. 2012 Dec 1;186(11):1189-90.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.201206-1106RR.

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

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