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The aim of this chapter is to try to describe, briefly and simply, the basics of how a ventilator works and provide some notions on the interaction between the ventilator and the patient.
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Nava, S., Fanfulla, F. (2014). The Physiology of Mechanical Ventilation. In: Non Invasive Artificial Ventilation. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5526-1_2
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