What is liquid breathing and ventilation?

Liquid ventilation is a rapidly growing ventilation technique. In spite of the large number of scientific and technical papers on the argument, the general concepts, particularly useful for the non-specialist physician, are not easy to acquire. The scope of this simple review is to explain the prese...

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Published inMonaldi archives for chest disease Vol. 55; no. 5; p. 394
Main Authors Ongaro, F, Daniotti, A, Putinati, S, Guerrini, P, Potena, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.10.2000
Subjects
Fluorocarbons - pharmacology
Fluorocarbons - therapeutic use
Humans
Liquid Ventilation
Lung Compliance - drug effects
Pulmonary Gas Exchange - drug effects
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Summary:Liquid ventilation is a rapidly growing ventilation technique. In spite of the large number of scientific and technical papers on the argument, the general concepts, particularly useful for the non-specialist physician, are not easy to acquire. The scope of this simple review is to explain the present general aspects and uses of liquid ventilation, analysing their chronological development.
ISSN:1122-0643