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. 1984 Nov;12(11):986-7.
doi: 10.1097/00003246-198411000-00015.

A mechanical model of spontaneous ventilation

M J Banner, T E Hurd, P G Boysen

A mechanical model of spontaneous ventilation

M J Banner et al. Crit Care Med. 1984 Nov.

Abstract

An Emerson 3-PV ventilator was modified to function as a model for spontaneous ventilation. Respiratory rates, tidal volumes, inspiratory/expiratory time ratios, and flow rates were adjusted to produce sinusoidal inspiratory and expiratory flow patterns that mimicked physiologic ventilation.

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