Potential Computer Management Of Ventilators To Minimise Lung Damage

The ventilators on an intensive care ward of a hospital offer a vital lifeline to the sickest and most vulnerable patients, providing the oxygen that keeps them alive when they are unable to breathe for themselves.However, the use of these machines can come at a price - every year thousands of patients are left with debilitating lung injuries, a small number of which are so serious the patient never recovers.

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Filed under: Respiratory on June 10th, 2008