Effect of different ventilatory support modalities on the ventilation to perfusion distributions

MeSH terms

• Animals
• Humans
• Lung Compliance / physiology
• Oxygen / blood
• Positive-Pressure Respiration
• Pulmonary Alveoli / physiopathology
• Pulmonary Atelectasis / physiopathology
• Pulmonary Circulation / physiology
• Pulmonary Gas Exchange / physiology
• Respiration / physiology
• Respiration, Artificial* / methods
• Respiratory Dead Space / physiology
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
• Tidal Volume
• Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio / physiology*