Mechanical ventilation injury and repair in extremely and very preterm lungs.

Extremely preterm infants often receive mechanical ventilation (MV), which can contribute to bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). However, the effects of MV alone on the extremely preterm lung and the lung's capacity for repair are poorly understood.To characterise lung injury induced by MV alone,...

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Main Authors: Nadine Brew, Stuart B Hooper, Valerie Zahra, Megan Wallace, Richard Harding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3660361?pdf=render