Journal article
Recruitment Maneuvers for Acute Lung Injury
Abstract
RATIONALE: There are conflicting data regarding the safety and efficacy of recruitment maneuvers (RMs) in patients with acute lung injury (ALI).
OBJECTIVES: To summarize the physiologic effects and adverse events in adult patients with ALI receiving RMs.
Authors
Fan E; Wilcox ME; Brower RG; Stewart TE; Mehta S; Lapinsky SE; Meade MO; Ferguson ND
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 178, No. 11, pp. 1156–1163
Publisher
American Thoracic Society
Publication Date
December 1, 2008
DOI
10.1164/rccm.200802-335oc
ISSN
1073-449X