Assessment of Airway Closure and Expiratory Airflow Limitation to Set Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Morbidly Obese Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Mehdi Mezidi¹, Pierre Esnault², Sami Hraiech^{3

4}, Christophe Guervilly^{3

4}

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Mehdi Mezidi et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021.

. 2021 Feb 1;203(3):391-392.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202009-3477LE.

Mehdi Mezidi¹, Pierre Esnault², Sami Hraiech^{3

4}, Christophe Guervilly^{3

4}

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Balakrishna A, Di Fenza R, Morais CCA, Imber DA, Arora P, Kacmarek RM, De Santis Santiago R, Berra L. Balakrishna A, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Feb 1;203(3):392-394. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202009-3641LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 33080156 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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