Selecting the right level of positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Apr 15;165(8):1182-6. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.8.2105122.

Authors

Jean Jacques Rouby¹, Qin Lu, Ivan Goldstein

Affiliation

¹ Réanimation Chirurgicale Pierre Viars, Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière, University of Paris VI, France. jjrouby.pitie@invivo.edu

PMID: 11956065
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.8.2105122

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Humans
Lung / physiopathology
Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods*
Pulmonary Alveoli / physiopathology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
Respiratory Mechanics