Pulmonary volutrauma

Pulmonary volutrauma is a condition in which the alveoli and bronchioles of the lungs are damaged by excessive levels of air, thus overinflating the lungs and physically damaging the tissue. It is often the result of improper or incorrect use of a medical ventilator.^[1] Volutrauma is separate from Pulmonary barotrauma because the mechanism of injury is excessive volume (volutrauma), instead of pressure (barotrauma).

References

↑ Albaiceta GM, Blanch L (2011). "Beyond volutrauma in ARDS: the critical role of lung tissue deformation.". Crit Care. 15 (2): 304. doi:10.1186/cc10052. PMC 3219320. PMID 21489320.

Mechanical ventilation

Fundamentals	Modes of mechanical ventilation Mechanical ventilation in emergencies Mechanical ventilation in neonates Nomenclature of mechanical ventilation

Modes	IMV/SIMV CMV ACV CSV PAP BPAP CPAP APRV MMV PAV ASV HFV

Related illness	ARDS Pulmonary barotrauma Pulmonary volutrauma Ventilator-associated pneumonia Oxygen toxicity Ventilator-associated lung injury

Pressure	P_EEP FiO₂ Δ_P P_IP P_S P_AW P_plat

Volumes	V_T V_E V_f

Other	C_dyn C_static P_AO₂ V_D/V_T OI A-a gradient

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Pulmonary volutrauma

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