A total of 18 patients with acute lung injury (ALI) were sequentially ventilated with two
different modes of mechanical ventilation, each applied for a period of 24 h:(1) volume …

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) in
providing ventilatory support to patients with acute lung injury of diverse etiology and mild-to …

Background: Airway pressure-release ventilation (APRV) is a pressure-limited, time-cycled
mode of mechanical ventilation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate our initial …

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

To assess the cardiorespiratory effects of a prolonged application of inverse ratio ventilation
(IRV), we compared IRV (I/E= 2) with conventional ventilation (CV)(I/E= 0.5), applied for 6 h …

Background Lung injury is often studied without consideration for pathologic changes in the
chest wall. In order to reduce the incidence of lung injury using preemptive mechanical …

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) delivers continuous positive airway pressure
(CPAP) and may support ventilation simultaneously. This investigation tested whether, after …

Objective: In acute respiratory failure, gas exchange improves with spontaneous breathing
during airway pressure release ventilation (APRV). The mechanisms for this improvement …

Objective: The early phase of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized
by impaired respiratory mechanics, ventilation-perfusion mismatch, and severe hypoxemia …

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 …