Normal ventilation is currently defined in terms of liters of minute volume or as the volume exchange needed to maintain a normal pH or carbon dioxide tension in arterial blood.

Minute ventilation (VE) is the total volume of air entering the lungs in a minute. The average minute ventilation is 6 litres per minute. Minute ventilation = breathing rate × tidal volume ...

Minute ventilation (VE) is the amount or volume of air inspired or expired in one minute and can be calculated by multiplying tidal volume (TV) by breathing rate (f). The average resting TV is 500 ...

Mandatory minute ventilation (MMV) is a novel ventilator mode that combines synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) breaths with pressure-supported spontaneous breaths to maintain a ...