An artifact induced by negative pressure ventilation.
This report draws attention to an artifact that influences the qualitative information gained from respiratory inductance plethysmography during negative pressure ventilation with a cuirass. This artifact may prevent identification of upper airway obstruction, a manageable complication of this mode of ventilation.
Goldstein
R S
RS
Department of Medicine, West Park Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Stradling
J R
JR
D016477:Artifacts; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010991:Plethysmography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015919:Ventilators, Negative-Pressure