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Recovery Rate and Prognosis in Older Persons Who Develop Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Elderly people are much more likely to develop respiratory failure and require the use of a respirator than younger people. On the other hand, the results of respirator use in the elderly do …
