Mechanical Ventilation with Lower Tidal Volumes and Positive End-expiratory Pressure Prevents Alveolar Coagulation in Patients without Lung Injury - Concepedia

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Mechanical Ventilation with Lower Tidal Volumes and Positive End-expiratory Pressure Prevents Alveolar Coagulation in Patients without Lung Injury

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2006

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Goda Choi, Esther K. Wolthuis, Paul Bresser, Marcel Levi, Tom van der Poll, Misa Dzoljic, Margreeth B. Vroom, Marcus J. Schultz

Abstract

Mechanical ventilation with higher tidal volumes and no PEEP promotes procoagulant changes, which are largely prevented by the use of lower tidal volumes and PEEP.