"This Patient Needs a Doctor, Not a Guideline!" The Zone of Uncertainty in Pulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure Measurement

Overview

Journal Am J Respir Crit Care Med

Specialty Critical Care

Date 2024 Apr 26

PMID 38668713

Authors

Samuel G Rayner

Ryan J Tedford

Peter J Leary

Susanna Mak

Brian A Houston

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