Pulmonary atelectasis is common in the perioperative period. Physiologically, it is produced
when collapsing forces derived from positive pleural pressure and surface tension overcome …

Mechanical ventilation is a life-supportive therapy, but can also promote damage to
pulmonary structures, such as epithelial and endothelial cells and the extracellular matrix, in …

Importance An intraoperative higher level of positive end-expiratory positive pressure
(PEEP) with alveolar recruitment maneuvers improves respiratory function in obese patients …

Background There is a paucity of data concerning the optimal ventilator management in
patients with COVID-19 pneumonia; particularly, the optimal levels of positive-end expiratory …

In patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), lung imaging is a
fundamental tool in the study of the morphological and mechanistic features of the lungs …

BACKGROUND The mechanical power of ventilation (MP) has an association with outcome
in invasively ventilated patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

Introduction Typical acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and severe coronavirus-19
(COVID-19) pneumonia share complex pathophysiology, a high mortality rate, and an unmet …

Purpose Open lung strategy during ARDS aims to decrease the ventilator-induced lung
injury by minimizing the atelectrauma and stress/strain maldistribution. We aim to assess …

Transpulmonary pressure (PL) is computed as the difference between airway pressure and
pleural pressure and separates the pressure delivered to the lung from the one acting on …

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and
Emergency Medicine 2018. Other selected articles can be found online at https://www …