An "alveolar" tidal volume was obtained by subtraction ... need for measurement of arterial blood gases, for greater minute volume of ventilation and for prompt treatment of the underlying ...

This is called minute ventilation. To calculate minute ventilation, we also need to know about breathing rate and tidal volume. Breathing rate (or frequency, f) is the number of breaths taken in ...

The average tidal volume is 0.5 litres (500 ml). Minute ventilation (VE) is the total volume of air entering the lungs in a minute. The average minute ventilation is 6 litres per minute.

Ventilation ... tidal volumes for acute lung injury and the ARDS. N Engl J Med 2000; 342:1301-1308 2. Richard NC, Maggiore SM, Jonson B, et al. Influence of tidal volume on alveolar recruitment ...