Figure 9From: Evaluation of lung recruitment maneuvers in acute respiratory distress syndrome using computer simulation The number of recruited compartments in each of the five patients with the maximum recruitment strategy for different values of (A) PEEPmax – the maximum value of PEEP at the end of the recruitment stage and (B) PEEPend – the final value of PEEP at the end of titration stage. PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure.Back to article page