What does VILI stand for?

Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Resulting alveolar instability predisposes to creation of high-stress foci and to ventilator-induced lung injury.

Can ignoring airway secretions and repositioning limit lung injury?

LiquiVent is therefore expected to minimize the potential for ventilator-induced lung injury and to reduce the number of days that the patient requires ventilation support.

Alliance Pharmaceutical Corp. Announces LiquiVent Phase 2-3 Clinical ...

This is a fundamental concern, as numerous animal studies have shown that ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) can develop within hours, or even minutes, after instituting aninjurious ventilatory strategy.

Prone ventilation-more questions than answers