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Editorial
. 2018 Jan;10(1):85-90.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.12.113.

Is there still a role for alveolar recruitment maneuvers in acute respiratory distress syndrome?

Richard H Kallet  1 , Michael S Lipnick  2
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Editorial

Is there still a role for alveolar recruitment maneuvers in acute respiratory distress syndrome?

Richard H Kallet et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Mr. Kallet is on the board of directors of the Asthma & Allergy Prevention Company and has served as a critical care consultant for the Getinge Group. The other author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The effectiveness of recruitment pressure thresholds on reducing non-aerated lung tissue based on data reported by deMatos et al. (13).
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Comment on

  • Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
    Writing Group for the Alveolar Recruitment for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Trial (ART) Investigators; Cavalcanti AB, Suzumura ÉA, Laranjeira LN, Paisani DM, Damiani LP, Guimarães HP, Romano ER, Regenga MM, Taniguchi LNT, Teixeira C, Pinheiro de Oliveira R, Machado FR, Diaz-Quijano FA, Filho MSA, Maia IS, Caser EB, Filho WO, Borges MC, Martins PA, Matsui M, Ospina-Tascón GA, Giancursi TS, Giraldo-Ramirez ND, Vieira SRR, Assef MDGPL, Hasan MS, Szczeklik W, Rios F, Amato MBP, Berwanger O, Ribeiro de Carvalho CR. Writing Group for the Alveolar Recruitment for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Trial (ART) Investigators, et al. JAMA. 2017 Oct 10;318(14):1335-1345. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.14171. JAMA. 2017. PMID: 28973363 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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