TY - JOUR T1 - Mechanical ventilation may damage organs other than the lungs JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 612 LP - 612 DO - 10.1136/thorax.58.7.612 VL - 58 IS - 7 AU - M K Johnson Y1 - 2003/07/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/58/7/612.abstract N2 - ▴ Imai Y, Parodo J, Kajiwaka O, et al. Injurious mechanical ventilation and end-organ epithelial cell apoptosis and organ dysfunction in an experimental model of acute respiratory distress syndrome. JAMA2003;289:2104–12OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science In this laboratory study, acute respiratory distress syndrome was induced by acid aspiration in 24 rabbits which were then randomised to injurious (tidal volume 15–17 ml/kg, PEEP 0–3 cm H2O) or non-injurious ventilation (tidal volume 5–7 ml/kg, PEEP 9–12 cm … ER -