title: The measurement of the pressure-volume curves with computerized methods.
abstract: The authors analyze the physiological basis, technical aspects and clinical usefulness of several methods for pressure-volume curves determinations in mechanically ventilatory, acute respiratory failure patients.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Universitario di Scienze Chirurgiche, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi Federico II, Napoli.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Servillo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blasi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tufano
mesh_terms: D000399:Air Pressure; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*