The optimal relation between alveolar ventilation and pulmonary circulation (the ventilation-perfusion relation) is an even distribution of adequate ventilation, and a proportionately adequate ...
Ventilation with lower tidal volumes as compared ... Influence of tidal volume on alveolar recruitment: respective role of PEEP and a recruitment maneuver. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 163: ...
NPPV can improve alveolar recruitment and ventilation and decrease work of breathing and respiratory muscle fatigue. NPPV has the potential for reducing intubation and thus avoiding associated ...