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Application of fluidic elements in ventilator technology has resulted in the development of mechanical ventilators for the use in the therapy of acute respiratory failure. We have tested a new apparatus of this type, the Monaghan 228, in the technical laboratory and in clinical use. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: the technical performance of the Monaghan 228 is comparable to that of sophisticated electrically powered and controlled ventilators. The delivered tidal volume remains quite constant with variations of the opposing resistance and with the application of positive end-expiratory pressure. The differences between set and delivered oxygen concentrations do not exceed 4.5% at different tidal volumes. The ventilator has been used in a surgical intensive care unit during the last two years. More than 100 patients have been treated for a total of over 500 days. Clinical experience leads us to conclude that the Monaghan 228 is a versatile, reliable ventilator which can be used for a wide spectrum of diseases requiring mechanical ventilation.
M A Weibel, and
P M Suter, and
H Schaffner, and
M Gemperle
January 1977,
Agressologie: revue internationale de physio-biologie et de pharmacologie appliquees aux effets de l'agression,
M A Weibel, and
P M Suter, and
H Schaffner, and
M Gemperle
June 1980,
Anasthesie, Intensivtherapie, Notfallmedizin,
M A Weibel, and
P M Suter, and
H Schaffner, and
M Gemperle
June 1986,
Chest,
M A Weibel, and
P M Suter, and
H Schaffner, and
M Gemperle
January 1980,
Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion,
M A Weibel, and
P M Suter, and
H Schaffner, and
M Gemperle
January 1979,
La semaine des hopitaux : organe fonde par l'Association d'enseignement medical des hopitaux de Paris,
M A Weibel, and
P M Suter, and
H Schaffner, and
M Gemperle
August 1979,
Der Anaesthesist,
M A Weibel, and
P M Suter, and
H Schaffner, and
M Gemperle
March 1976,
Der Anaesthesist,
M A Weibel, and
P M Suter, and
H Schaffner, and
M Gemperle
January 1973,
Nihon seirigaku zasshi. Journal of the Physiological Society of Japan,
M A Weibel, and
P M Suter, and
H Schaffner, and
M Gemperle
January 1981,
Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology,
M A Weibel, and
P M Suter, and
H Schaffner, and
M Gemperle
October 1981,
Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde,
