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Review
. 2007;11(6):180.
doi: 10.1186/cc6183.

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

Jean-Jacques Rouby  1 , Fabio Ferrari, Bélaïd Bouhemad, Qin Lu
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Review

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

Jean-Jacques Rouby et al. Crit Care. 2007.

Abstract

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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