What is liquid breathing and ventilation?
Liquid ventilation is a rapidly growing ventilation technique. In spite of the large number of scientific and technical papers on the argument, the general concepts, particularly useful for the non-specialist physician, are not easy to acquire. The scope of this simple review is to explain the present general aspects and uses of liquid ventilation, analysing their chronological development.
Ongaro
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Divisione di Fisiopatologia Respiratoria, Arcispedale Sant'Anna, Ferrara, Italy.
Daniotti
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Putinati
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Guerrini
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Potena
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D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D021061:Liquid Ventilation; D008170:Lung Compliance / Q000187:drug effects; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange / Q000187:drug effects
D005466:Fluorocarbons