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Pulse-pressure variation and hemodynamic response in patients with elevated pulmonary artery pressure: a clinical study

Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos1, Jukka Takala1, Margareta Roeck1, Francesca Porta1, David Tueller1, Christoph C Ganter1, Ralph Schröder1, Hendrik Bracht1, Bertram Baenziger2 and Stephan M Jakob1*

1 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern (Inselspital), Freiburgstrasse 10, 3010 Bern, Switzerland

2 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern (Inselspital), Freiburgstrasse 10, 3010 Bern, Switzerland

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Critical Care 2010, 14:R111 doi:10.1186/cc9060


See related commentary by Madger, http://ccforum.com/content/14/5/197

Published: 11 June 2010

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