Apnea testing: The effects of insufflation catheter size and flow on pressure and volume in a test lung

Respiratory Care

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 406-410

  Henry, Nicholas R ^a   Gregory Marshall, S ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea test; Brain death

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; INSUFFLATION CATHETER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG VENTILATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SUPPLY; RESPIRATORY THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; AERATION; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN DEATH; CATHETER; DEVICES; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VOLUME; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE;

APNEA; BRAIN DEATH; CATHETERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MANIKINS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE;

EID: 84895485783     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02499     Document Type: Article

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