Rheotrauma

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A Neonatal mechanical ventilator. High gas flows are often used in neonatal ventilation which carries the risk of rheotrauma.

Rheotrauma is a medical term for the harm caused to a patient's lungs by high gas flows as delivered by

mechanical power
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  1. S2CID 20216584
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  2. PMID 16632652
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  3. ISBN 978-3-319-39839-6
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  4. ISBN 978-1-4398-1469-7
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