Effect of compliant intermediate airways on total respiratory resistance and elastance in mechanical ventilation

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-194

  Barbini, Paolo ^a   Cevenini, Gabriele ^a   Bernardi, Fabrizio ^a   Massai, Maria Rita ^a   Gnudi, Gianni ^b   Avanzolini, Guido ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway viscoelastic properties; Breathing mechanics model; Inspiration and expiration; Mechanical ventilation; Total respiratory resistance and elastance

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RESPIRATORS; VENTILATION;

BREATHING CYCLE;

RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG RESISTANCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; COMPLIANCE; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PULMONARY VENTILATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0035004358     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(01)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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