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Concept: Open Up the Lung and Keep the Lung Open

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After more than 40 years of clinical use, artificial ventilation has proven to be a life-saving method or therapy in intensive care. Yet, it has remained a topic of much discussion and controversy because artificial ventilation involves a disturbance to normal respiratory and cardiovascular function.

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Lachmann, B. (1996). Concept: Open Up the Lung and Keep the Lung Open. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2203-4_30

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