title: Multiple system organ failure. Is mechanical ventilation a contributing factor?
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine and Surgery and the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Slutsky
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Tremblay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology