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Positive Expiratory Pressure Improves Oxygenation in Healthy Subjects Exposed to Hypoxia

INTRODUCTION: Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is commonly used in critical care medicine to improve gas exchange. Altitude sickness is associated with exaggerated reduction in arterial oxygenation. We assessed the effect of PEEP and pursed lips breathing (PLB) on arterial and tissue oxygenat...

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Autores principales: Nespoulet, Hugo, Rupp, Thomas, Bachasson, Damien, Tamisier, Renaud, Wuyam, Bernard, Lévy, Patrick, Verges, Samuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3871630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24376872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085219