Ventilatory support and mechanical properties of the fibrotic lung acting as a “squishy ball”
Abstract Protective ventilation is the cornerstone of treatment of patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); however, no studies have yet established the best ventilatory strategy to adopt when patients with acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease (AE-ILD) are admitted to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-02-01
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Series: | Annals of Intensive Care |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-020-0632-6 |