Adverse effects of mechanical ventilation

Symposium
Chairs: P. Navalesi (Padova, Italy), L. Pisani (Bologna (BO), Italy)
Aims: To understand how mechanical ventilation may induce hair and which organs / tissues are at risk.

Heart - lung interaction P. Tuinman (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Ventilator - induced lung injury M. Schultz (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Ventilator induced respiratory muscle injury A. Demoule (Paris, France)
Long-term consequences of mechanical ventilation S. Mehta (Toronto, Canada)