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| Education: Articles:
What Is A Ventilator |
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| VentWorld.com
is proud to present a continuing series of articles that discuss
essential features and functions of ventilators, from the ICU
to the home. |
- Part I.
The Basic Components and Definitions,
by Frank Primiano, Jr., PhD, and Robert L. Chatburn,
BS, RRT, FAARC. The authors present basic concepts
and motivations of mechanical and spontaneous ventilation.
- Part II.
Indications for, and Complications of, Mechanical
Ventilation, by Frank Primiano, Jr., PhD. This
article summarizes the clinical indications for the
use of mechanical ventilators.
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| In future articles,
VentWorld.com will explore topics such as how ventilators
work, the controls and monitors that can be available on a ventilator,
interpretation of graphical displays of ventilatory variables,
as well as various clinical aspects of ventilator use. |
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strive to provide relevant, timely, and informative materials
to professionals, vent users, and their families. We greatly
appreciate and encourage your comments and feedback to improve
our service to our community. Please write to us at by clicking
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or dislike about our services? What would you like to see? |
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