How Does Alteration of Airway Resistance Affect Delivered Tidal Volume in Adult Patients Receiving High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation?

Concerns exist regarding the ability of HFOV to provide the needed lung protective ventilation for adult patients with ARDS. HFOV is increasingly being used as a lung protecting ventilation mode even if some of its protective attributes may be lost as the airway resistance (Raw) increases or decreas...

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Main Author: Aljamhan, Essam Ali
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2009
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Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/rt_theses/1
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=rt_theses