Human respiration models and critical observations on respiratory mechanical parameters
Morgenstern, U.
Zeitschrift für Erkrankungen der Atmungsorgane 161(3): 291-305
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-657X PMID: 6670320 Document Number: 210884
This paper is meant to summarize and compare certain conceptions of modelling human breathing as published by several authors. By means of respiratory mechanics models various definitions of lung mechanics parameters are stated. In lung function diagnostics and artificial ventilation control the generally used parameters are based on different conceptions of models of respiratory processes. For this reason it is necessary to agree on definitions of comparable parameters and to make clear meaning of terms as a base for giving reproductive measurement instructions and obtaining comparable measuring results.