Lung mechanics at the bedside: Make it simple

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-72

  Lucangelo, Umberto ^a   Bernabè, Francesca ^a   Blanch, Lluis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flow and pressure trigger; Patient ventilator asynchrony; Respiratory monitoring

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; ELASTICITY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG INJURY; LUNG MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; REVIEW; TIDAL VOLUME;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LUNG; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846008427     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32801162df     Document Type: Review

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