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From: Positive end-expiratory pressure at minimal respiratory elastance represents the best compromise between mechanical stress and lung aeration in oleic acid induced lung injury

Figure 1

Time plot of Paw during the PEEP titration procedure. The baseline ventilation, with a PEEP of 5 cmH2O, and the recruitment maneuver followed by the descending PEEP titration are shown. At the end of each PEEP step, a CT scan was performed at end-expiratory (left) and end-inspiratory (right) pauses. (CT scan images from a representative animal are shown.) CT, computed tomography; Paw, airway opening pressure; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure.

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