Influence of respiratory mechanics, lung recruitability and hemodynamics on pulmonary and extrapulmonary effects of PEEP in ARDS patients: a prospective observational study.
BACKGROUND The pulmonary and extrapulmonary effects of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) according to radiological features, respiratory mechanics, or hemodynamics are not fully elucidated. We evaluated the effects of low and high PEEP on pulmonary, haem...