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- Title
ICU mechanical ventilators, technological advances vs. user friendliness: the right picture is worth a thousand numbers.
- Authors
Richard, Jean Christophe Marie; Kacmarek, Robert M.
- Abstract
The author reflects on the technological advances in mechanical ventilators used in intensive care unit (ICU) of hospitals. He argues that the said technological innovations has led to the improvement of the quality and performance of mechanical ventilators in hospitals' ICU. The author also explains that many testimonies were reported concerning the operational friendliness of modern mechanical ventilators.
- Subjects
TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; ARTIFICIAL respiration; INTENSIVE care units; MECHANICAL ventilators; MEDICAL equipment; PRODUCT quality
- Publication
Intensive Care Medicine, 2009, Vol 35, Issue 10, p1662
- ISSN
0342-4642
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1007/s00134-009-1581-6