Atelectasis and perioperative pulmonary complications in hig... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Atelectasis and perioperative pulmonary complications in high-risk patients …

Epithelial cells of the lung are located at the interface between the environment and the
organism and serve many important functions including barrier protection, fluid balance …

Background Tidal hyperinflation may occur in patients with acute respiratory distress
syndrome who are ventilated with a tidal volume (VT) of 6 ml/kg of predicted body weight …

Every year, more information accumulates about the possibility of treating patients with acute
lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome with specially designed mechanical …

Objective: Clinical trial designs that randomize patients to fixed treatment regimens may
disrupt preexisting relationships between illness severity and level of therapy. The practice …

Introduction The benefits of higher positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) in patients with
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been modest, but few studies have fully …

In this issue of Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Kallet and colleagues (1) report a significant
improvement in mortality in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and …

Objectives: To describe the changes that have occurred in mechanical ventilation in children
with acute lung injury in our institution over the last 10–15 yrs and to examine the impact of …

Introduction Optimal ventilator management for patients with acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) remains uncertain. Lower tidal volume ventilation appears to be …

Objectives: To explore whether 1) conventional pressure support ventilation improves lung
function and attenuates the pulmonary inflammatory response compared to pressure …