Effect of Leak and Breathing Pattern on the Accuracy of Tidal Volume Estimation by Commercial Home Ventilators: A Bench Study.

BACKGROUND: New home ventilators are able to provide clinicians data of interest through built-in software. Monitoring of tidal volume (VT) is a key point in the assessment of the efficacy of home mechanical ventilation. OBJECTIVE: To assess the reliability of the VT). A direct relationship between...

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Published in:Respiratory Care Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 770 - 778
Main Authors: Luján, Manel, Sogo, Ana, Pomares, Xavier, Monsó, Eduard, Sales, Bernat, Blanch, lluís
Format: equations & formulas pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. May2013
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