title: Recruitment maneuvers and positive end-expiratory pressure/tidal ventilation titration in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome: translating experimental results to clinical practice.
abstract: Recruitment maneuvers and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)/tidal ventilation titration in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) are the cornerstone of mechanical ventilatory support. The net result of these possible adjustments in ventilatory parameters is the interaction of the pressure applied in the respiratory system (airway pressure/end expiratory pressure) counterbalanced by chest wall configuration/abdominal pressure along the mechanical ventilatory support duration. Refinements in the ventilatory adjustments in ALI/ARDS are necessary for minimizing the biotrauma in this still life-threatening clinical problem.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, University of São Paulo, Brazil. cbarbas@attglobal.net
authors.forename: Carmen Sílvia Valente
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Barbas
authors.forename: Gustavo Faissol
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: de Mattos
authors.forename: Eduardo da Rosa
authors.initials: Eda R
authors.lastname: Borges
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*; D013990:Tidal Volume; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed