Update on modalities of mechanical ventilators.
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چکیده
Recent advances in ventilator technology have often not been confirmed by randomised trials and instead serious shortcomings have been highlighted. Ventilation modes should only be introduced into routine clinical practice when proved efficacious in appropriately designed studies and no adverse outcomes identified by long term follow up.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
دوره 87 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002