Abstract
Mechanical ventilators (Fig. 1) are designed to help babies with respiratory distress. The objective is to improve exchange and to treat respiratory insufficiency.
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- Mechanical Ventilator
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Respiratory Acidosis
- Peak Inspiratory Pressure
- Volume Ventilator
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Lacoius-Petruccelli, A. (1987). Mechanical Ventilators. In: Perinatal Asphyxia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1807-1_5
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