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Published in: Critical Care 1/2011

Open Access 01-02-2011 | Poster presentation

Strain threshold for ventilator-induced lung injury

Authors: A Santini, A Protti, M Cressoni, T Langer, D Febres, G Conte, L Lombardi, M Lattuada, P Taccone, L Gattinoni

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Unphysiological lung strain (tidal volume/functional residual capacity, TV/FRC) may cause ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) [1]. Whether VILI develops proportionally to the applied strain or only above a critical threshold remains unknown. …
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Gattinoni L, Carlesso E, Cadringher P, et al.: Physical and biological triggers of ventilator-induced lung injury and its prevention [review]. Eur Respir J 2003,22(Suppl 47):15s-25s.CrossRef
Metadata
Title
Strain threshold for ventilator-induced lung injury
Authors
A Santini
A Protti
M Cressoni
T Langer
D Febres
G Conte
L Lombardi
M Lattuada
P Taccone
L Gattinoni
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9618

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