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Does the use of high PEEP levels prevent ventilator-induced lung injury?

Overdistention and intratidal alveolar recruitment have been advocated as the main physical mechanisms responsible for ventilator-induced lung injury. Limiting tidal volume has a demonstrated survival benefit in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and is recognized as the cornerstone o...

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Autores principales: Bugedo, Guillermo, Retamal, Jaime, Bruhn, Alejandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira - AMIB 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5496758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28977263
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0103-507X.20170032