Pressure-limited ventilation of infants with low-compliance lungs: The efficacy of an adult circle system versus two free-standing intensive care unit ventilator systems using an in vitro model

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 638-641

  Stevenson, G W ^a   Horn, Babette ^a   Tobin, Michael ^a   Chen, Edwin H ^c   Sautel, Michael ^b   Hall, Steven C ^a   Coté, Charles J ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; AIR PRESSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0032820315     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199909000-00017     Document Type: Article

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