Immediate application of positive-end expiratory pressure is more effective than delayed positive-end expiratory pressure to reduce extravascular lung water - Concepedia

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Immediate application of positive-end expiratory pressure is more effective than delayed positive-end expiratory pressure to reduce extravascular lung water

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1999

Year

Manuel Ruiz-Bailén, Enrique Fernández‐Mondejar, Benjamín Hurtado-Ruiz, Manuel Colmenero, Ricardo Rivera-Fernández, Francisco Guerrero-López, Guillermo Vázquez-Mata

Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

The application of 10 cm H2O of PEEP reduces EVLW in a time-dependent manner and maximum protective effect is achieved if it is applied immediately after lung injury production.

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