Chinese Med J Peking
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Chinese Med J Peking · Sep 2001
Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialEffects of extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure on cardiopulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
To choose one optimal extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPe) for ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to compare two methods for choosing the optimal level of PEEPe. ⋯ Eighty percent of PEEPi, stz was the upper limit of PEEPe. The results of the two methods used to set the level of PEEPe were identical.
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Chinese Med J Peking · Sep 2001
Comparative StudyComputerized tomography pleurography: a new method for detecting minor pleural lesion.
To evaluate the ability of CT pleurography (CTP) in detecting minor pleural lesions in patients with pleural effusion and to assess its value in distinguishing malignant from benign pleural lesions. ⋯ CTP is superior to conventional CT in detecting and for the differential diagnosis benign and malignant pleural lesions.