Acta cirúrgica brasileira
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Acta cirúrgica brasileira · Apr 2011
Short courses of mechanical ventilation with high-O2 levels in elderly rat lungs.
To evaluate the effects of mechanical ventilation (MV) of high-oxygen concentration in pulmonary dysfunction in adult and elderly rats. ⋯ A higher fraction of inspired oxygen in short courses of mechanical ventilation ameliorates the parameters studied in elderly lungs.