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

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2007-01-01

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Rouby, Jean-Jacques
Ferrari, Fabio [UNESP]
Bouhemad, Belaid
Lu, Qin

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Biomed Central Ltd.

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In 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.

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Critical Care. London: Biomed Central Ltd., v. 11, n. 6, 3 p., 2007.