Patients with uninjured lungs may also benefit from lung-protective ventilator settings [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
Although mechanical ventilation is a life-saving strategy in critically ill patients and an indispensable tool in patients under general anesthesia for surgery, it also acts as a double-edged sword. Indeed, ventilation is increasingly recognized as a potentially dangerous intrusion that has the pote...
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F1000 Research Ltd
2017-11-01
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Online Access: | https://f1000research.com/articles/6-2040/v1 |