Protective ventilation reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth in lung tissue in a porcine pneumonia model

Protective ventilation reduces Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth in lung tissue in a porcine pneumonia model

Abstract Background Mechanical ventilation with positive end expiratory pressure and low tidal volume, i.e. protective ventilation, is recommended in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, the effect of protective ventilation on bacterial growth during early pneumonia in non-inj...

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Main Authors: Jesper Sperber, Axel Nyberg, Miklos Lipcsey, Åsa Melhus, Anders Larsson, Jan Sjölin, Markus Castegren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
Subjects:
Critical care
Bacterial infections
Ventilators, mechanical
Protective ventilation
Models, animal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40635-017-0152-3

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