Derecruitment Test and Surfactant Therapy in Patients with Acute Lung Injury

Introduction. A recruitment maneuver (RM) may improve gas exchange in acute lung injury (ALI). The aim of our study was to assess the predictive value of a derecruitment test in relation to RM and to evaluate the efficacy of RM combined with surfactant instillation in patients with ALI. Materials an...

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Main Authors: Alexey A. Smetkin, Vsevolod V. Kuzkov, Konstantin M. Gaidukov, Lars J. Bjertnaes, Mikhail Y. Kirov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/428798