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由ALMCarpio著作·2020·被引用16次—Ventilationismeasuredasminuteventilationintheclinicalsetting,anditiscalculatedasrespiratoryrate(RR)timestidalvolume(Vt).

The need for mechanical ventilation is one of the most common causes of admission to the intensive care unit.[1][2][3]

It is imperative to understand some basic terms to understand mechanical ventilation.

Ventilation: Exchange of air between the lungs and the air (ambient or delivered by a ventilator), in other words, it is the process of moving air in and out of the lungs. Its most important effect is the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the body, not on increasing blood oxygen content. Ventilation is measured as minute ventilation in the clinical setting, and it is calculated as respiratory rate (RR) times tidal volume (Vt). In a mechanically ventilated patient, the CO2 content of the blood can be modified by changing the tidal volume or the respiratory rate.

Oxygenation: Interventions that provide greater oxygen supply to the lungs, thus the circulation. In a mechanically ventilated patient, this can be achieved by increasing the fraction of insp...