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Determinants of regional ventilation and blood flow in the lung.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19760203     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The principles of ventilation and perfusion distribution in the lung form the foundation of pulmonary physiology and remain cornerstones in caring for critically ill patients. Due to improved imaging technologies with greater spatial resolution, our understanding of the determinants of local ventilation and blood flow have evolved over the past five decades. This review provides a brief history of how the concepts governing regional ventilation and perfusion have developed and presents the most recent studies that are shaping new perspectives on the determinants of ventilation and perfusion. How these new principles apply to acute lung injury and gas exchange in the intensive care unit(ICU) are reviewed.
Authors:
Robb W Glenny
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Intensive care medicine     Volume:  35     ISSN:  1432-1238     ISO Abbreviation:  Intensive Care Med     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-26     Completed Date:  2010-01-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7704851     Medline TA:  Intensive Care Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1833-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Departments of Medicine and of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. glenny@u.washington.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Lung Injury / diagnosis,  physiopathology,  therapy
Animals
Humans
Intensive Care / methods
Lung / blood supply*,  physiology,  radiography,  radionuclide imaging
Lung Compliance
Models, Biological
Positron-Emission Tomography
Pulmonary Circulation / physiology*
Pulmonary Gas Exchange / physiology*
Regional Blood Flow / physiology*
Respiration, Artificial / adverse effects,  methods*
Respiratory Mechanics / physiology
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular Resistance / physiology
Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio / physiology

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