Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Sep 2013
Global and regional parameters to visualize the 'best' PEEP during a PEEP trial in a porcine model with and without acute lung injury.
Setting the optimal level of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in critically ill patients remains a matter of debate. "Best" PEEP is regarded as minimal lung collapse and overdistention to prevent lung injury. In this study, global and regional variables were evaluated in a porcine model to identify which variables should be used to visualize "best" PEEP. ⋯ Most of the evaluated parameters indicate comparable 'best' PEEP levels. However, a combination of these parameters, and especially EIT-derived intratidal gas distribution, might provide additional information. The application of lung recruitment was beneficial in both ALI and the "healthy" lung.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Sep 2013
Letter Case ReportsParadoxical air embolism after cardiac Computed tomography scan.