See-saw pattern in ventilator graphic: Is there any story behind?

Niger Med J

Department of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Published: July 2014

The importance of ventilator graphics cannot be over emphasized that provide the useful information about airway, ventilation, compliance and lung mechanics. Some bizarre forms of graphics are usually overlooked in view of artifacts, but sometimes these tracings may in fact predict some relevant information.

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