Lung Compliance
"Lung Compliance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The capability of the LUNGS to distend under pressure as measured by pulmonary volume change per unit pressure change. While not a complete description of the pressure-volume properties of the lung, it is nevertheless useful in practice as a measure of the comparative stiffness of the lung. (From Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p562)
| Descriptor ID |
D008170
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.386.700.475 G09.772.540
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| Concept/Terms |
Lung Compliance- Lung Compliance
- Compliance, Lung
- Compliances, Lung
- Lung Compliances
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lung Compliance" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Mendiondo Luedloff AC, Thurman TL, Holt SJ, Bai S, Heulitt MJ, Courtney SE. Reliability of Displayed Tidal Volume in Healthy and Surfactant-Depleted Piglets. Respir Care. 2016 Dec; 61(12):1605-1612.