Lung Damage Services
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Manufactured by:Lungpacer Medical Inc. based inVancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA)
Mechanical ventilation (MV) although life-saving, can also be harmful: MV and sedation cause the disused diaphragm muscle to atrophy rapidly and profoundly (ventilator induced diaphragm dysfunction; VIDD*)Positive-pressure ventilation often damages the lungs (ventilator induced lung injury; VILI) and may lead to ventilatorassociated pneumonia ...