Battery performance of 4 intensive care ventilator models

Respiratory Care

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 317-321

  Blakeman, Thomas C ^a   Robinson, Bryce R H ^a   Branson, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Backup battery; Power failure; Ventilator

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OPERATION DURATION; PERFORMANCE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; VENTILATOR;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MATERIALS TESTING; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77949347329     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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