PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Joseph J Schlesinger
TI  - Applications of a Noninvasive Respiratory Volume Monitor for Critical Care Medicine
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.03744
DP  - 2015 Jan 27
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - respcare.03744
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2015/01/27/respcare.03744.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2015/01/27/respcare.03744.full
AB  - Respiratory volume monitoring (RVM) has been developed to noninvasively measure minute ventilation (V̇E), tidal volume, and breathing frequency and to display real-time respiratory curves in nonintubated patients. Although RVM was originally developed for post-anesthesia and monitored anesthesia care, we describe 3 applications for this monitor in an otherwise austere setting at a missionary hospital in Kijabe, Kenya. Applications of RVM can be utilized in any ICU in a developing or developed country.