Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a complex syndrome of acute lung injury
leading to noncardiogenic pulmonary edema from many causes that is heterogenous in its …

Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) has been used during mechanical ventilation since
the first description of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In the subsequent …

Background Lung-protective ventilation strategy suggests the use of low tidal volume,
depending on ideal body weight, and adequate levels of PEEP. However, reducing tidal …

Background: Morbid obesity predisposes patients to lung collapse and hypoxemia during
induction of anesthesia. The aim of this prospective study was to determine whether …

Background: Positive end-expiratory pressure is usually considered protective against
ventilation-induced lung injury by reducing atelectrauma and improving lung homogeneity …

Impairment of pulmonary function during pneumoperitoneum is principally the result of the
formation of atelectasis. The effects of 10 cm of H 2 O of positive end-expiratory pressure …

Rationale: During acute lung injury (ALI), mechanical ventilation can aggravate inflammation
by promoting alveolar distension and cyclic recruitment–derecruitment. As an estimate of the …

Monitoring plays an important role in the current management of patients with acute
respiratory failure but sometimes lacks definition regarding which'signals' and'derived …

Objective: The approach to applying positive end-expiratory pressure in morbidly obese
patients is not well defined. These patients frequently require prolonged mechanical …

Purpose Lung volumes, especially functional residual capacity (FRC), are decreased in
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) …