The pulmonary physician in critical care • 7: Ventilator induced lung injury

The main risk factors for ventilator induced lung injury are reviewed, together with the possible mechanisms and its clinical relevance.

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Published in:Thorax 2002-07, Vol.57 (7), p.635-642
Main Authors: Whitehead, T, Slutsky, A S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Animals
Artificial respiration
Biological and medical sciences
Carbon Dioxide - blood
Emergency and intensive respiratory care
Humans
Injuries
Intensive care medicine
Lung Diseases - etiology
Lung Injury
Lungs
Medical sciences
Mortality
Oxidative Stress
Pressure
Pulmonary Edema - etiology
Pulmonary Surfactants - physiology
Respiration, Artificial - adverse effects
Respiratory distress syndrome
Review Series
Rodents
Stress, Mechanical
Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
ventilator induced lung injury
Ventilators
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Summary:The main risk factors for ventilator induced lung injury are reviewed, together with the possible mechanisms and its clinical relevance.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thorax.57.7.635