The future of mechanical ventilation: lessons from the present and the past

Abstract The adverse effects of mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) arise from two main causes: unphysiological increases of transpulmonary pressure and unphysiological increases/decreases of pleural pressure during positive or negative pressure ventilation. The tran...

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Main Authors: Luciano Gattinoni, John J. Marini, Francesca Collino, Giorgia Maiolo, Francesca Rapetti, Tommaso Tonetti, Francesco Vasques, Michael Quintel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1750-x