The Accuracy of the Oxygen Washout Technique for Functional Residual Capacity Assessment During Spontaneous Breathing

Measurement of functional residual capacity (FRC) is of considerable interest for monitoring patients with lung injury. The lack of instruments has impeded routine bedside FRC measurement. Recently, a simple automated method for FRC assessment by O2 washout has been introduced. We designed this stud...

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