British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1972, Vol. 44, No. 4 405-408
© 1972 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
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THE CLASSIFICATION OF INTERMITTENT POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATORS
The Royal Free Hospital, North-Westem Branch Lawn Road, London NW3 2XJ
Minute volume, tidal volume and inspiratory flow are used as the basis for classification; for each characteristic, ventilators are divided into two groupsthose that are "stable" and those that are "flexible".