Pulmonary Transit of Echocontrast Agents during Mechanical Ventilation: A Clinical Transthoracic Echocardiographic Study

Effect of leak around the endotracheal t

Effect of leak around the endotracheal tube on measurements of pulmonary compliance and resistance during mechanical ventilation: A lung model study

✍ Chii-Yuh Kuo; Tilo Gerhardt; Juan Bolivar; Nelson Claure; Eduardo Bancalari 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 751 KB

We studied the effect of leaks around the endotracheal tube (ETT) on the measurement of pulmonary mechanics during mechanical ventilation. We also evaluated the influence of different ventilator settings on the magnitude of leak. An adjustable leak was created at the end of the ETT in a lung model w