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SUBMITTER: Chacko B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6457606 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chacko Binila B Peter John V JV Tharyan Prathap P John George G Jeyaseelan Lakshmanan L
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20150114
<h4>Background</h4>Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) account for one-quarter of cases of acute respiratory failure in intensive care units (ICUs). A third to half of patients will die in the ICU, in hospital or during follow-up. Mechanical ventilation of people with ALI/ARDS allows time for the lungs to heal, but ventilation is invasive and can result in lung injury. It is uncertain whether ventilator-related injury would be reduced if pressure delivered by t ...[more]