Individualization of PEEP and tidal volume in ARDS patients with electrical impedance tomography: a pilot feasibility study

Abstract Background In mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), electrical impedance tomography (EIT) provides information on alveolar cycling and overdistension as well as assessment of recruitability at the bedside. We developed a protocol for individualiza...

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Main Authors: Tobias Becher, Valerie Buchholz, Daniel Hassel, Timo Meinel, Dirk Schädler, Inéz Frerichs, Norbert Weiler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-021-00877-7