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Lung, respiratory mechanics, artificial ventilation

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Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency A.P.I.C.E.

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The lung’s primary functions are to supply the blood with an adequate amount of oxygen and to remove carbon dioxide. These are achieved by the unique design of the lung, which ensures that air and blood are kept in intimate contact—though separate—to allow gas exchange, while maintaining its integrity in the face of the magnitude of insults that inevitably accompany a lifetime of exposure to ambient air and mechanical stress during cyclic breathing.

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  1. Critical Care Department, General Evangelismos Hospital, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece

    A. Koutsoukou

  2. Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    J. Milic-Emili

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Catania University Hospital, Catania, Italy

    Antonino Gullo M.D. (Head) (Head)

  2. Postgraduated School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Catania University Hospital, Catania, Italy

    Antonino Gullo M.D. (Head) (Head)

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Koutsoukou, A., Milic-Emili, J. (2007). Lung, respiratory mechanics, artificial ventilation. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0571-6_3

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