Current Status of New Modes of Mechanical Ventilation
Current approaches to managing patients requiring ventilatory support have focused on a lung protective strategy. This approach limits peak alveolar pressure and tidal volume, and allows hypercapnia. Although hypercapnia is tolerated by many patients, in some the acute acidosis markedly complicates...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1996-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1996/248358 |