title: Intermittent mandatory ventilation. A discussion and a description of necessary modifications to the Brompton Manley ventilator.
abstract: The history and development of IMV have been reviewed. Special attention has been paid to the problems associated with the use of PEEP in combination with IMV. We have described a modification of the Brompton Manley ventilator for use with IMV and PEEP and we have investigated the performance of different types of inspiratory reservoirs.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007384:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing / Q000295:instrumentation; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000295:instrumentation*