The injurious effects of alveolar overdistention are well accepted, and there is little debate
regarding the importance of pressure and volume limitation during mechanical ventilation …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by the acute onset of
pulmonary edema of non-cardiogenic origin, along with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and …

Rationale: Open lung ventilation strategies have been recommended in patients with acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Objectives: To determine whether a maximal lung …

In recent years there has been substantial progress in the imaging evaluation of patients
with lung disease requiring mechanical ventilatory assistance. This has been demonstrated …

Objectives: Lung CT is the reference imaging technique for acute respiratory distress
syndrome, but requires transportation outside the intensive care and x-ray exposure. Lung …

ARDS is a life-threatening organ failure due to several pulmonary and extrapulmonary
injuries with an incidence between 5 and 60 cases/100,000 persons/y. Patients with ARDS …

Continuous assessment of respiratory status is one of the cornerstones of modern intensive
care unit (ICU) monitoring systems. Electrical impedance tomography (EIT), although with …

Progress in the study of Covid‐19 disease in rodents has been hampered by the lack of
angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2; virus entry route to the target cell) affinities for the …

Smart respiratory therapy is enabled by continual assessment of lung functions. This
systematic review provides an overview of the suitability of equipment-to-patient acoustic …

Background Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by a
noncardiogenic pulmonary edema with bilateral chest X-ray opacities and reduction in lung …