A Simple Technic for Measuring Lung Compliance

The Use of Diuretics in the Treatment of Early Wet Lung Syndrome

“…As part of another study, all patients on respirators were monitored with determinations of arterial gases, minute ventilatory volume, tidal volume, and peak inspiratory pressure. From these values, effective pulmonary compliance was routinely calculated.6A, 12 All determinations were performed twice daily for 2 days, then daily for 3 days, then every other day.…”