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A comparison of volume control and pressure-regulated volume control ventilation in acute respiratory failure
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that a new mode of ventilation (pressure-regulated volume control; PRVC) is associated with improvements... -
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Overdistension in ventilated children
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Ventilating patients with acute respiratory failure according to standardized recommendations can lead to varying volume–pressure (V-P) relationships and... -
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Physiology in medicine: importance of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in maintaining arterial oxygenation during acute respiratory failure
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction continues to attract interest more than half a century after its original report because of persistent mystery about its... -
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Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation as treatment for acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Our current state of knowledge on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) and technical aspects are discussed in the present review. In patients with chronic...