Historia de la ventilación mecánica. De la Antigüedad a Copenhague 1952

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24570
DOI: 10.4067/S0034-98872020000600822
ISSN: 0034-9887
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The history of mechanical ventilation
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2020-06Department
Anatomía Patológica, Biología Celular, Histología, Historia de la Ciencia, Medicina Legal y Forense y ToxicologíaSource
Rev Med Chile 2020; 148: 822-830Abstract
The aim of mechanical ventilation is to substitute physiological respiratory function. The boom of mechanical ventilation came during the
XVIII century with the development of Reanimation Societies in Europe,
who promoted the use of positive pressure ventilation modes. This type of
ventilation caused new complications due to excessive positive pressure in
the airway. Therefore, during the XIX century negative pressure ventilation
predominated, which became essential during the second half of the 19th
century and first half of the 20th century. Positive pressure ventilation was
relegated to operating rooms until 1952, when it was imposed over negative
pressure ventilation during the Copenhagen polio epidemic. Björn Ibsen
contributed significantly to this change of ventilation paradigm, which
led to the latest ventilation strategies and the development of the actual
intensive care units.