Figure 1From: Lung recruitment manoeuvres are effective in regaining lung volume and oxygenation after open endotracheal suctioning in acute respiratory distress syndromeTimeline of the study in minutes. The order of the two suctioning procedures α and β was randomized. The vertical lines above the timeline indicate blood gas samplings. ETS+LR, endotracheal suctioning followed by a lung recruitment manoeuvre; ETS-LR, endotracheal suctioning without a following lung recruitment manoeuvre; EELV, end-expiratory lung volume; LIP, lower inflection point; LR, lung recruitment manoeuvre; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; PV, inspiratory pressure–volume curve.Back to article page