Positive end-expiratory pressure in acute respiratory distress syndrome: should the 'open lung strategy' be replaced by a 'protective lung strategy'?

Rouby, Jean-JacquesFerrari, Fabio [UNESP]Bouhemad, BelaidLu, Qin2014-05-202014-05-202007-01-01Critical Care. London: Biomed Central Ltd., v. 11, n. 6, 3 p., 2007.1466-609Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/10854In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, positive end-expiratory pressure is associated with alveolar recruitment and lung hyperinflation despite the administration of a low tidal volume. The best positive end-expiratory pressure should correspond to the best compromise between recruitment and distension, a condition that coincides with the best respiratory elastance.3engPositive end-expiratory pressure in acute respiratory distress syndrome: should the 'open lung strategy' be replaced by a 'protective lung strategy'?Editorial10.1186/cc6183WOS:000253286500025Acesso abertoWOS000253286500025.pdf