July 19, 2012

LUNGS RESPOND TO HOSPITAL VENTILATOR AS IF IT WERE AN INFECTION




LUNGS RESPOND TO HOSPITAL VENTILATOR AS IF IT WERE AN INFECTION

Last 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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