To the Editor, Biologically variable ventilation (BVV) involves the delivery of a fixed minute ventilation but with a variable respiratory rate and a correspondingly variable tidal volume. This type… (More)
BACKGROUND
Hypoxemia is common during one-lung ventilation (OLV). Atelectasis contributes to the problem. Biologically variable ventilation (BVV), using microprocessors to reinstitute physiologic… (More)
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the nucleus accumbens play an important role in mediating the reinforcing effects of cocaine. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the role of accumbal… (More)