Positive end-expiratory pressure in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome: the heterogeneous effects.

Davide Alberto ChiumelloMatteo BonifaziTommaso PozziPaolo FormentiGiuseppe Francesco Sferrazza PapaGabriele ZuanettiSilvia Coppola

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2021)

In COVID-19 ARDS during the early phase the effects of raising PEEP are highly variable and cannot easily be predicted by respiratory system characteristics, because of the heterogeneity of the disease.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
coronavirus disease
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
intensive care unit
single cell