Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute respiratory failure produced by an
inflammatory edema secondary to increased lung capillary permeability. This causes …

Study objective: To study the dynamics of lung compartments by dynamic CT (dCT) imaging
during uninterrupted pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) and different positive end …

Since its description by Ashbaugh and Petty in 1967, the acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) has been a major research focus in pulmonary and critical care medicine …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the appearance, extent, and distribution of
parenchymal changes in the lung after acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) as a …

Quantitative lung computed tomographic (CT) analysis yields objective data regarding lung
aeration but is currently not used in clinical routine primarily because of the labor-intensive …

Introduction. In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) the recruitment maneuver (RM)
is used to reexpand atelectatic areas of the lungs aiming to improve arterial oxygenation …

To investigate the relationship between lung anatomy and pulmonary mechanics in acute
respiratory failure (ARF), 20 patients with ARF underwent computerized tomography (CT) at …

BACKGROUND: Increased dead-space fraction is common in patients with persistent acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We evaluated the changes in the oxygenation and …

Background Uncertain prediction of outcome in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
impedes individual patient management and clinical trial design. Objectives To develop a …

Redistribution of pulmonary blood flow (PBF) away from edematous regions of the lung is
characteristic of experimental acute lung injury (ALI), helping to preserve ventilation …