Acute Crit Care.  2022 May;37(2):266-268. 10.4266/acc.2022.00374.

The role of cardiac dysfunction and post-traumatic pulmonary embolism in brain-lung interactions following traumatic brain injury

• Bahloul M
• Bouchaala K
• Baccouche N
• Chtara K
• Chelly H
• Bouaziz M

• KMID: 2531687
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2022.00374

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  Figure 1. Mechanisms of development of pulmonary edema in patients suffering from traumatic brain injury. TNF: tumor necrosis factor; IL: interleukin; NO: nitric oxide.

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