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Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Lung Injury > Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Wounds and Injuries > Thoracic Injuries > Lung Injury > Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury

Preferred term

Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Lung Injury, Ventilator Induced
  • Lung Injury, Ventilator-Induced

Note

  • BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA is available for lung injury caused by oxygen inhalation therapy or mechanical ventilation in newborn infants

Scope note

  • Lung damage that is caused by the adverse effects of PULMONARY VENTILATOR usage. The high frequency and tidal volumes produced by a mechanical ventilator can cause alveolar disruption and PULMONARY EDEMA.

History note

  • 2009

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055397

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