Abstract
This review addresses how the combination of physiology, medicine and engineering principles contributed to the development and advancement of mechanical ventilation, emphasising the most urgent needs for improvement and the most promising directions of future development.
Several aspects of mechanical ventilation are introduced, highlighting on one side the importance of interdisciplinary research for further development and, on the other, the importance of training physicians sufficiently on the technological aspects of modern devices to exploit properly the great complexity and potentials of this treatment.
Educational aims
To learn how mechanical ventilation developed in recent decades and to provide a better understanding of the actual technology and practice.
To learn how and why interdisciplinary research and competences are necessary for providing the best ventilation treatment to patients.
To understand which are the most relevant technical limitations in modern mechanical ventilators that can affect their performance in delivery of the treatment.
To better understand and classify ventilation modes.
To learn the classification, benefits, drawbacks and future perspectives of automatic ventilation tailoring algorithms.
Abstract
Physiology, medicine and engineering principles have contributed to the advancement of mechanical ventilation http://ow.ly/Fjlb30bFpLl
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