... NCT00935896IntroductionClinical studies suggest that mechanical ventilation (MV)can modify inflammatory responses in patients withacute lung injury. In such patients, with existing pulmon-ary and systemic ... by a majority ofpatients in the h igh VTgroup showing increase in BALcytokines. The non-uniform distribution of these datasuggests individual differences in the inflammatoryresponses. In ... Menaldo E, Davini O, Gandini G,Herrmann P, Mascia L, Quintel M, Slutsky AS, Gattinoni L, Ranieri VM: Tidalhyperinflation during low tidal volume ventilation in acute respiratorydistress syndrome....