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Atrial natriuretic peptide release in response to different positive end-expiratory pressure levels

DOI

24

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References

1993

Year

Michael Frass, Bruno Watschinger, O. Traindl, R. Popovic, Andrea Podolsky, Heinz Gisslinger, SUSANNE FALGER, MICHEL GOLDIN, Ernst Schuster, Christian Leithner
Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

The data suggest that the release of atrial natriuretic peptide is influenced by a PEEP of > or = 10 cm H2O, while a PEEP of < or = 5 cm H2O does not disturb this cardiac endocrine function.