Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been intensively and continuously studied
in various settings, but its mortality is still as high as 30–40%. For the last 20 years, lung …

Recruitment maneuvers (RM), consisting of sustained inflations at high airway pressures,
have been advocated as an adjunct to mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress …

The substantial decline in mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
constitutes one of the most rewarding successes of intensive care medicine. Studies in the …

Although medical opinions are gradually converging, there is still no firm consensus
regarding the appropriate ventilatory management of acute lung injury (ARDS). The high …

In the early phase of their disease process, patients with acute lung injury are often
ventilated with strategies that control the tidal volume or airway pressure, while modes …

Increased understanding of the mechanisms and effects of acute respiratory failure has not
been accompanied by more precise criteria by which the clinician can determine when …

Objective: To determine whether differences in lung morphology assessed by computed
tomography (CT) affect the response to positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).¶ Design …

Purpose: To study the effect of two tidal volumes on gas exchange, lung mechanics, and
hemodynamics in 12 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) within the …

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) was first described in 1987 and defined as
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with a brief release while allowing the patient to …

Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are inflammatory
conditions involving a broad spectrum of lung injury from mild respiratory abnormality to …