Why is death by respiratory failure in cases when the problem is only muscular (and not a problem with the lungs themselves) so prevalent? why is it so hard to assist respiration long term? Why are ventilators so unsophisticated and brutal on the lungs? Submitted by Eschatologists t3_11qn3eo on March 13, 2023 at 9:54 PM in askscience 11 comments 36
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