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Multifrequency Oscillatory Ventilation in the Premature Lung: Effects on Gas Exchange, Mechanics, and Ventilation

David W Kaczka1, Jacob Herrmann, C Elroy Zonneveld

  • 1From the Departments of Anesthesia, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology (D.W.K.) and Department of Biomedical Engineering (J.H.), University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Neonatal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Group, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (C.E.Z.); Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, and Neonatal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and Department of Neonatology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (D.G.T.); Neonatal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and NICU, Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (A.L.); School of Anatomy, Physiology, and Human Biology, and Centre for Neonatal Research and Education, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (P.B.N.); and School of Anatomy, Physiology, and Human Biology and Centre for Neonatal Research and Education, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, and Neonatal Clinical Care Unit, Women and Newborn Health Service, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (J.J.P.).

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|October 27, 2015
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