Ultrasonography for the assessment of lung recruitment maneuvers

Ultrasonography for the assessment of lung recruitment maneuvers

Abstract Lung collapse is a known complication that affects most of the patients undergoing positive pressure mechanical ventilation. Such atelectasis and airways closure lead to gas exchange and lung mechanics impairment and has the potential to develop an inflammatory response in the lungs. These...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Tusman, Cecilia M. Acosta, Mauro Costantini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-08-01
Series:Critical Ultrasound Journal
Subjects:
Lung ultrasound
Recruitment maneuvers
Tidal recruitment
Atelectasis
VILI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-016-0045-9

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