RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Applications of a Noninvasive Respiratory Volume Monitor for Critical Care Medicine
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP respcare.03744
DO 10.4187/respcare.03744
A1 Joseph J Schlesinger
YR 2015
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2015/01/27/respcare.03744.abstract
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.