Conclusions
1. High-pressure pneumatic control systems are most suitable for simple, rate-controlled APV machines with active inspiration and passive expiration.
2. Low-pressure fluid and membrane control systems are more versatile, can be used in all ventilation machines, and consume little gas.
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All-Union Scientific-Research Institute for Medical Instrument Making, Moscow. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 3, pp. 32–37, May–June, 1973.
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Soms, M.K. Design of artificial pulmonary ventilation machine using pneumatic control devices. Biomed Eng 7, 162–165 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00561513
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