Performance comparison of 15 transport ventilators

Respiratory Care

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 740-751

  Chipman, Daniel W ^a   Caramez, Maria P ^a   Miyoshi, Eriko ^a   Kratohvil, Joseph P ^a   Kacmarek, Robert M ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fraction of inspired oxygen; Mechanical ventilation; PEEP; Positive end expiratory pressure; Transport; Ventilator

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITOR; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NONHUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; SHEEP; VENTILATOR; EVALUATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, ANIMAL; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34547842876     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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