Noninvasive monitoring of respiratory volume. Experimental evaluation of a breath monitoring device.
The authors studied the accuracy of the noninvasive breath monitor (Voltek Enterprise, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada) in predicting the tidal volumes in five healthy human volunteers. The signals of the breath monitor were compared with the volumes estimated by a calibrated pneumotachograph. The results show that the breath monitor is considerably accurate and can be accepted as a reliable device for clinical applications.
Amin
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Department of Anesthesiology, SUNY, Health Science Center, Syracuse 13210.
Cigada
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Fordyce
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Camporesi
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EM
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology*; D013990:Tidal Volume