Potential rebreathing after continuous positive airway pressure failure during sleep

Chest

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 196-200

  Farreé, Ramon ^a   Montserrat, Josep M ^b   Ballester, Eugeni ^b   Navajas, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Device failure; Health technology; Home ventilation; Nasal continuous positive airway pressure; Patient safety; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; DEVICE; ELECTRICITY; HOME CARE; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; LUNG DEAD SPACE; MASK; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBREATHING; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TIDAL VOLUME; TUBE; VALVE;

EID: 0036152999     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.1.196     Document Type: Article

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