Gas exchange during high frequency ventilation.
1989
M K Sykes
Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008168
Lung
Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.
Lungs
D008961
Models, Structural
A representation, generally small in scale, to show the structure, construction, or appearance of something. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
The exchange of OXYGEN and CARBON DIOXIDE between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood that occurs across the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER.
Exchange, Pulmonary Gas,Gas Exchange, Pulmonary
D006611
High-Frequency Jet Ventilation
Respiratory support system used primarily with rates of about 100 to 200/min with volumes of from about one to three times predicted anatomic dead space. Used to treat respiratory failure and maintain ventilation under severe circumstances.
Ventilation, High Frequency Jet,High Frequency Jet Ventilation,High-Frequency Jet Ventilations,Jet Ventilation, High-Frequency,Jet Ventilations, High-Frequency,Ventilation, High-Frequency Jet,Ventilations, High-Frequency Jet
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man