Protective mechanical ventilation in suspected influenza infection

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Patients with acute respiratory failure due to influenza require ventilatory support. However, mechanical ventilation itself can exacerbate lung damage and increase mortality. METHODS: The aim of this study was to describe a feasible and protective ventilation protocol, wi...

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Main Authors: Letícia Brito Mendes Pimenta, Nicole Zanzarini Sanson, Márcia Souza Volpe, Marcelo Britto Passos Amato, Adilha Misson Rua Micheletti, Luciana de Almeida Silva Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100662&tlng=en