Laboratory assessment of the Bird T-Bird VS ventilator performance using a model lung

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 811-817

  Wong, L S S ^a   McGuire, N M ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Tactical Medical Wing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equipment; Lung; Ventilators

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BREATHING RATE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERFORMANCE; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0034122861     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013600     Document Type: Article

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