Lung recruitment in ARDS patients

Lung recruitment in ARDS patients

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Lung recruitment is used to improve oxygenation and decrease the risk of ventilator induced lung injuries.Assessing the potential of recruitability rjr-00001 is a pre-requisite for a rational recruitment strategy and setting of PEEP.Using a low flow pressure-volume loop is helpful to assess the potential of recruitability at the bedside.For patients with a high potential of recruitability, recruitment maneuvers are efficient with an appropriate setting of PEEP to maintain the lung recruited.

Recruitment maneuvers use pressures from 40 to 60 cmH2O for a short period of time, either with the sustained inflation or the staircase method.PEEP setting after the jolly rancher lemonade stand maneuver is important; a decreasing PEEP trial is a useful practical method.