The Extent of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury in Mice Partly Depends on Duration of Mechanical Ventilation

Background. Mechanical ventilation (MV) has the potential to initiate ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). The pathogenesis of VILI has been primarily studied in animal models using more or less injurious ventilator settings. However, we speculate that duration of MV also influences severity and c...

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Published in:	Critical Care Research and Practice
Main Authors:	Maria A. Hegeman, Sabrine N. T. Hemmes, Maria T. Kuipers, Lieuwe D. J. Bos, Geartsje Jongsma, Joris J. T. H. Roelofs, Koenraad F. van der Sluijs, Nicole P. Juffermans, Margreeth B. Vroom, Marcus J. Schultz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2013-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/435236