Experimental Models of Acute Lung Injury: their Advantages and Limitations

Acute damage to the lung may originate from various direct and indirect reasons. Direct lung injury may be caused by pneumonia, near-drowning, aspiration, inhalation of toxic gases etc., while indirect lung injury is secondary, following any severe extra-pulmonary disease, e.g. sepsis, acute pancrea...

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Main Authors: Mokra D, Mikolka P, Kosutova P, Calkovska A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2020-12-01
Series:Acta Medica Martiniana
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2020-0011