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Design and Optimization Strategies of a High-Performance Vented Box
Published on: June 9, 2023
[Choice of optimal ventilation maintenance]
Abstract:
Twenty-nine angiosurgical patients with disordered ventilation-perfusion correlations were examined. Effects of CMV (controlled mechanical ventilation) + PEEP (positive end expiratory pressure) and IRV (inverse ratio of ventilation) on gas exchange and hemodynamics of the lungs were studied. Gas exchange improved in all patients, but sooner in the CMV + PEEP group. CI increase was more pronounced in the IRV group.
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