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| Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema |
Question:
What is Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema and who is affected by it?
Answer:
Pulmonary interstitial emphysema is the result of air pressure exerted
during mechanical ventilation (a respirator). The typical patient
with PIE is an infant (usually preterm) who has such severe lung
disease that he or she is placed on high-pressure mechanical
ventilation; some air sacs (alveoli) rupture under the pressure and
air leaks into the interstitial space (the part of the lung right
around the tiny blood vessels that supply the alveoli.
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