title: Monitoring respiratory mechanics.
abstract: Emphasis is on the mechanical properties of the spontaneously breathing patient. The occasional reference to mechanically ventilated patients is used to clarify and provide additional insight to the topic of spontaneously breathing individuals. Reference to the basic principles of mechanics are to establish the foundation for an integrated description of lung mechanics. Finally, a brief review of the "state of the art" respiratory monitoring parameters shown to have direct clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D004630:Emergencies; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation; D012016:Reference Values; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical; D014939:Work of Breathing / Q000502:physiology