Recruitment and retention of lung volume

Both a reduction in tidal volume and alveolar recruitment may be necessary to prevent ventilator-induced lung injury in the management of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The lung collapse associated with endotracheal suctioning produces hypoxaemia, but it also causes de-recruitmen...

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Main Author: Lapinsky, Stephen E
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2003
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC154117/