Noninvasive monitoring of lung function during mechanical ventilation.
Noninvasive monitoring can greatly enhance decision-making and clinical approaches to the respiratory failure patient. Newer microprocessor systems will calculate, present, and trend derived data such as airway resistance and lung-thorax compliance. These changes characterize the degree of lung dysfunction and parallel abnormalities in gas exchange.
Boysen
P G
PG
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville.
Broome
J A
JA
D000403:Airway Resistance; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008170:Lung Compliance; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D013990:Tidal Volume
D002245:Carbon Dioxide