As with most medical and pharmacologic interventions, mechanical ventilation must be
titrated within a therapeutic window, providing the required lifesustaining support while …

Optimizing gas exchange, avoiding lung injury, and preserving respiratory muscle strength
and endurance are vital therapeutic objectives for managing acute lung injury. Accordingly …

Purpose Breath stacking dyssynchrony generates higher tidal volumes than intended,
potentially increasing lung injury risk in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Lack of …

Rationale: There are conflicting data regarding the safety and efficacy of recruitment
maneuvers (RMs) in patients with acute lung injury (ALI). Objectives: To summarize the …

Rationale: The effects of prone positioning during acute respiratory distress syndrome on all
the components of cardiac function have not been investigated under protective ventilation …

Abstract The German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI)
commissioneda revision of the S2 guidelines on “positioning therapy for prophylaxis or …

Rationale: Mechanical ventilation in the prone position may be an effective means of
recruiting nonaerated alveolar units and minimizing ventilation-induced lung injury …

Abstract Changes in the body position of patients receiving mechanical ventilation in
intensive care unit are frequent. Contrary to healthy humans, little data has explored the …

Is it wise not to think about intraabdominal hypertension in... : Current Opinion in Critical
Care Is it wise not to think about intraabdominal hypertension in the ICU? : Current Opinion …

Introduction Prone positioning has been used for many years in patients with acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The initial reason for prone positioning in ARDS …