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Making Visible Ventilatory Efficiency: The Growing Role of Ventilatory Ratio in ARDS

Candelaria de Haro, Lluís Blanch and Oriol Roca
Respiratory Care September 2022, 67 (9) 1205-1207; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.10404

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