LUNGS
RESPOND TO HOSPITAL VENTILATOR AS IF IT WERE AN INFECTION
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updated: 7/18/12
COLUMBUS,
Ohio - When hospital patients need assistance breathing and are placed on a
mechanical ventilator for days at a time, their lungs react to the pressure
generated by the ventilator with an out-of-control immune response that can
lead to excessive inflammation, new research suggests.
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