The development of pulmonary atelectasis is common in the surgical patient. Pulmonary
atelectasis can cause various degrees of gas exchange and respiratory mechanics …

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

Background Assessing alveolar recruitment at different positive end-expiratory pressure
(PEEP) levels is a major clinical and research interest because protective ventilation implies …

Objective: Acute respiratory distress syndrome is characterized by collapse of gravitationally
dependent lung regions that usually diverts tidal ventilation toward nondependent regions …

Background Lung-protective ventilation is claimed to be beneficial not only in critically ill
patients, but also in pulmonary healthy patients undergoing general anaesthesia. We report …

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

Purpose The purpose of the study is to systematically review and summarize current
literature concerning the validation and application of electrical impedance tomography …

Mechanical ventilation can initiate ventilator-associated lung injury (VALI) and contribute to
the development of multiple organ dysfunction. Although a lung protective strategy limiting …

Background In obese patients, high closing capacity and low functional residual capacity
increase the risk for expiratory alveolar collapse. Constant expiratory flow, as provided by …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by acute-onset rapid-
deteriorating inflammatory lung injury. Although the preservation of spontaneous breathing …