Ventilator-associated lung injury
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Overview
Ventilator-associated lung injury, also known by the abbreviation VALI, is lung injury thought to be due to artifical (mechanical) ventilation.
Etiology
VALI is thought to be caused by multiple factors.
The human lung normally ventilates by using negative pressure in the thorax. Once positive pressure is applied, some degree of VILI is likely to occur. vali is also caused by use of increased tidal volumes.vali is also thought tro occur more frequently in patients with diseased or inflammed interstitial tissue of lungs.
One major causative factor is the over stretching of the airways and alveoli. During mechanical ventilation, the flow of gas into the lung will take the path of least resistance. Areas of the lung that are collapsed (atelectasis) or filled with secretions will be under inflated, while those areas that are relatively normal will be over inflated. These areas will become over distended and injured. This may be reduced by using smaller tidal volumes.
During positive pressure ventilation, atelectatic regions will inflate, however the alveoli will be unstable and will collapse during the expiratory phase of the breath. This repeated alveolar collapse and expansion (RACE) is thought to cause VALI. By opening the lung and keeping the lung open RACE (and VALI) is reduced.[1]
Prevention
High frequency ventilation is thought to reduce ventilator-associated lung injury, especially in the context of ARDS and acute lung injury.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Krishnan JA, Brower RG (2000). "High-frequency ventilation for acute lung injury and ARDS". Chest 118 (3): 795–807. PMID 10988205. Free Full Text.
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