A recent study by the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network compared the
traditional lower end-expiratory pressure strategy with a higher end-expiratory pressure …

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is inverse ratio, pressure controlled, intermittent
mandatory ventilation with unrestricted spontaneous breathing. It is based on the principle of …

Context The need for lung protection is universally accepted, but the optimal level of positive
end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory …

Study objectives The potential clinical benefits of pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) over
volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) or ARDS still …

Animal studies have demonstrated that mechanical ventilation with high peak inspiratory
pressure (PIP) results in acute lung injury characterised by hyaline membranes, granulocyte …

The main supportive therapy in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients is mechanical
ventilation. As with any therapy, mechanical ventilation has side-effects, and may induce …

Study objective The pulmonary parenchyma in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF)
is commonly not involved in a homogenous disease process. Conventional mechanical …

Patients with severe acute lung injury (ALI) often have complicated clinical courses with the
majority of patients suffering morbidity and mortality (I). It is agreed that mechanical …

Mechanical ventilation (MV) with positive pressure insufflations of gas into the lung may be
required to ensure sufficient oxygenation of blood and elimination of carbon dioxide in acute …

Airway pressure release ventilation was introduced to clinical practice about two decades
ago as an alternative mode for mechanical ventilation; however, it had not gained popularity …