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Bench-to-bedside review: Distal airways in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Distal airways are less than 2 mm in diameter, comprising a relatively large cross-sectional area that allows for slower, laminar airflow. The airways include both membranous bronchioles and gas exchange ducts, and have been referred to in the past as the 'quiet zone', in part because thes...

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Autores principales: Jain, Manu, Sznajder, J Iasha
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2151900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17306039
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc5159