Lung physiology and inflammatory markers in treated and untreated ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), lessons learned from a porcine model

C. M. Luna, S. Baquero, S. Gando, J. Rizzo Patron, J. Garcia Morato, D. H. Goffredo, R. Absi, A. Famiglietti, C. A. Vay, G. Pargament, F. Von Stecher, O. Sibila, C. Agusti, A. Torres (Buenos Aires, Argentina; Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Session: Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4500
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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