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Major respiratory complications, such as atelectasis, pneumonia, and respiratory failure, occur in 15% to 20% of patients and account for most of the 3% to 4% mortality rate.
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... stress and delivering too low of a tidal volume may lead to carbon dioxide build-up in the blood and atelectasis lung tissue collapse. Underestimating stress and delivering too high of a tidal volume may enhance the risk of ventilator-induced lung ...
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