Lung Opening and Closing during Ventilation of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
This study was desgined to determine how lung recruitability influences alveolar strain and intratidal opening and closing after the application of high PEEP. Data from 68 patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who underwent whole-lung computed tomography at 5, 15, and 45 cm H2O airway pressure was analysed. In patients with a higher [...]
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