ELMO: an innovative interface for noninvasive ventilation

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Bruno Valle Pinheiro^{1

2}, Edimar Pedrosa Gomes^{1

3}, Erich Vidal Carvalho^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ . Disciplina de Pneumologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora (MG) Brasil.
² . Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora (MG) Brasil.
³ . Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital Regional Dr João Penido, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais, Juiz de Fora (MG) Brasil.

Editorial

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Bruno Valle Pinheiro et al. J Bras Pneumol. 2022.

. 2022 Mar 14;48(1):e20220005.

doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20220005.

Bruno Valle Pinheiro^{1

2}, Edimar Pedrosa Gomes^{1

3}, Erich Vidal Carvalho^{1

2}

¹ . Disciplina de Pneumologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora (MG) Brasil.
² . Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora (MG) Brasil.
³ . Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Hospital Regional Dr João Penido, Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais, Juiz de Fora (MG) Brasil.

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Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None declared.

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