Unshrinking the baby lung to calm the VILI vortex
Abstract A hallmark of ARDS is progressive shrinking of the ‘baby lung,’ now referred to as the ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) ‘vortex.’ Reducing the risk of the VILI vortex is the goal of current ventilation strategies; unfortunately, this goal has not been achieved nor has mortality been re...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-08-01
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Series: | Critical Care |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04105-x |