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Quantification of Age-Related Lung Tissue Mechanics under Mechanical Ventilation

Elderly patients with obstructive lung diseases often receive mechanical ventilation to support their breathing and restore respiratory function. However, mechanical ventilation is known to increase the severity of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) in the elderly. Therefore, it is important to i...

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Autores principales: Kim, JongWon, Heise, Rebecca L., Reynolds, Angela M., Pidaparti, Ramana M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5753650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29099037
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medsci5040021