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SUBMITTER: Tsai-Nguyen G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5914437 | biostudies-other | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) 20180223 2
Acute respiratory distress syndrome is the result of an acute inflammatory response of the lungs, causing severe hypoxemia. A variety of therapeutic modalities have been extensively studied, with only a few demonstrating improvement in survival. Specifically, mechanical ventilation with use of low tidal volumes, prone positioning, and treatment with neuromuscular blocking agents have proven beneficial. This article focuses on the utilization of neuromuscular blocking agents in this entity. In pa ...[more]