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Record 1 2018-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
CONT

Coupled with a high respiratory rate, the HFOV delivers tidal volumes that are less then deadspace ... HFOV is the only form of ventilation in which active exhalation occurs; the bellows located in the oscillator, actively pulls the gas out of the lungs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
CONT

Comme toutes les techniques de ventilation à haute fréquence, la ventilation par oscillation à haute fréquence (VOHF) repose sur l'insufflation à haute fréquence (180-1 500 c/min [cycles/minute]) d'un VT [volume courant] souvent inférieur à l'espace mort anatomique [...].

Spanish

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