Flow-controlled expiration ventilation using a piston ventilator: effects of expiration time and speed on respiratory and pulmonary mechanics with focus on hysteresis and compliance in healthy horses.

Hope F DouglasJerrianne BrandlyKlaus Hopster

Published in: American journal of veterinary research (2024)

Our results demonstrate improved Cdyn, hysteresis, and alveolar dead space in horses ventilated with either FLEX50 or FLEX100 relative to traditional VCV. The use of FLEX with a faster exhalation speed (FLEX50) offers additional respiratory advantages.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
pulmonary hypertension
respiratory failure