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Phase Variables

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A ventilator is a machine that delivers a flow of gas for a certain amount of time by increasing proximal airway pressure, which culminates in a delivered tidal volume. Because of the imprecise, inconsistent, and outdated terminology used to describe modern ventilators, many clinicians often misunderstand exactly how a ventilator functions. Understanding the exact instructions that a ventilator follows to deliver a breath for the various modes of ventilation is crucial for optimal ventilator management.

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  1. Mount Sinai – National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Hooman Poor

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Poor, H. (2018). Phase Variables. In: Basics of Mechanical Ventilation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89981-7_2

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