Neuromuscular Blockers in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Papazian, Laurent; Forel, Jean-Marie; Gacouin, Arnaud; Penot-Ragon, Christine; Perrin, Gilles; Loundou, Anderson; Jaber, Samir; Arnal, Jean-Michel; Perez, Didier; Seghboyan, Jean-Marie; Constantin, Jean‐Michel; Courant, Pierre; Lefrant, Jean‐Yves; Guérin, Claude; Prat, Gwénaël; Morange, Sophie; Roch, Antoine

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1005372

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Neuromuscular Blockers in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Sep 15, 2010

Authors:

Laurent Papazian

Jean-Marie Forel

Arnaud Gacouin

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In patients undergoing mechanical ventilation for the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), neuromuscular blocking agents may improve oxygenation and decrease ventilator-induced lung injury but may also cause muscle weakness. We evaluated clinical outcomes after 2 days of therapy w...

Subject

Medicine

ARDS

Neuromuscular Blocking Agents

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