Acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute lung injury are well defined and readily
recognised clinical disorders caused by many clinical insults to the lung or because of …

Background Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) account
for one‐quarter of cases of acute respiratory failure in intensive care units (ICUs). A third to …

Improved understanding of the pathogenesis of acute lung injury (ALI)/ARDS has led to
important advances in the treatment of ALI/ARDS, particularly in the area of ventilator …

Background Experimental and clinical studies have shown reduction in intrapulmonary
shunt with improved oxygenation by spontaneous breathing with airway pressure release …

Approximately 16% of deaths in patients with ARDS results from refractory hypoxemia,
which is the inability to achieve adequate arterial oxygenation despite high levels of inspired …

Wichtiger Hinweis: Wie jede Wissenschaft ist die Medizin ständigen Entwicklungen
unterworfen. Forschung und klinische Erfahrung erweitern unsere Erkenntnisse …

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) was first described in 1987 and defined as
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with a brief release while allowing the patient to …

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is inverse ratio, pressure controlled, intermittent
mandatory ventilation with unrestricted spontaneous breathing. It is based on the principle of …

Background: Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is a ventilatory mode, which allows
unsupported spontaneous breathing at any phase of the ventilatory cycle. Airway pressure …

Background: Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is a mode of mechanical
ventilation, which has demonstrated potential benefits in trauma patients. We therefore …