Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Mechanical ventilation may cause injury to the ventilated lung. This article reviews the probable causes of such injury and ways to prevent it.
The purpose of mechanical ventilation is to rest the respiratory muscles while providing adequate gas exchange. Ventilatory support proved to be indispensable during the 1952 polio epidemic in Copenhagen...
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Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1462764982
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1462764982
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMra1208707
