Lung injury is the leading cause of death after thoracic surgery. Initially recognized after
pneumonectomy, it has since been described after any period of 1-lung ventilation (OLV) …

In late 2019, an outbreak of a novel human coronavirus causing respiratory disease was
identified in Wuhan, China. The virus spread rapidly worldwide, reaching pandemic status …

The incidence of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) is high and still underappreciated by
critical care physicians throughout the world. One in four to one in three patients will have …

In thoracic surgery, the introduction of video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques has allowed
the development of fast-track protocols, with shorter hospital lengths of stay and improved …

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a syndrome caused by an excessive inflammatory response
characterized by intractable hypoxemia both inside and outside the lung, for which effective …

Introduction: Mechanical ventilation is required to support respiratory function in the acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but it may promote lung damage, a phenomenon …

Background In the Protective Ventilation in Cardiac Surgery (PROVECS) randomized,
controlled trial, an open-lung ventilation strategy did not improve postoperative respiratory …

As a component of ventilation strategy for patients with ARDS, the use of recruitment
maneuvers, especially a stepwise maneuver, in addition to adequate positive end-expiratory …

Background Gradually changing respiratory rate (RR) during time to reduce ventilation-
induced lung injury has not been investigated. The authors hypothesized that gradual …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represents a serious problem in critically ill
patients and is associated with in-hospital mortality rates of 33%-52%. Recruitment …