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Review
. 1999 Jun 19;318(7199):1674-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7199.1674.

ABC of intensive care: respiratory support

M P Shelly, P Nightingale
Review

ABC of intensive care: respiratory support

M P Shelly et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Oxygen masks and nasal cannula
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Continuous positive airways pressure requires a tight fitting mask and appropriate valve and breathing system
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Hayek oscillator provides external negative pressure ventilation
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A tracheostomy is more comfortable than an orotracheal tube
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Pressure-volume curve showing upper and lower inflection points
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Biphasic airway pressure improves alveolar ventilation
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Inadequate humidification of inspired gases causes loss of tracheal and bronchial cilia (right), which reduces clearance of secretions from the lungs
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Physiotherapy is important to help clear secretions in ventilated patients
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Nursing patients in prone position may help resistant hypoxaemia
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