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The ins and outs of ventilation 1. Basic principles
Author(s) -
Dugdale Alex
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.29.4.186
Subject(s) - ventilation (architecture) , medicine , intensive care medicine , mechanical ventilation , bearing (navigation) , computer science , anesthesia , engineering , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence
ALTHOUGH the rhythmic squeezing of a bag is still the basic method of providing controlled ventilation in veterinary patients, there are many automatic mechanical ventilators now available, each boasting some advantage over another. This article discusses important physiological aspects of controlled ventilation and, in particular, their bearing on ventilator requirements for anaesthesia and intensive care. An article in the next issue will describe how some of the available machines can be used for the ventilatory support of anaesthetised animals.