Alveolar Recruitment
Effect of Intensive vs Moderate Alveolar Recruitment Strategies Added to Lung-Protective Ventilation on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications 

JAMA. 2017;317(14):1422-1432 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/ja

Conclusions: Among patients with hypoxemia after cardiac surgery, the use of an intensive vs a moderate alveolar recruitment strategy resulted in less severe pulmonary complications while in the hospital.

Visual Abstract by Dr. Jonny Wilkinson @Wilkinsonjonny

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Dr Jonny Wilkinson @jonnywilkinson · 6 years ago
ICU / Anaesthesia Consultant, Northampton UK. Founder of www.criticalcarenorthampton.com. POCUS obsessed! Ed in Chief Oxford Specialist Handbook of Thoracic Anaesthesia. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wilkinsonjonny
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