Abstract
Purpose
Recruitmentoflungvolumeisoftencitedasthereasonforusingpositiveend-expiratorypressure(PEEP)inacuterespiratorydistresssyndrome(ARDS)patients.WeperformedasystematicreviewonPEEP-inducedrecruitedlungvolumemeasuredfrominspiratoryvolume-pressure(VP)curvesinARDSpatientstoassesstheprevalenceofpatientswithPEEP-inducedrecruitedlungvolumeandthemortalityinrecruitersandnon-recruiters.
Methods
WeconductedasystematicsearchofPubMedtoidentifystudiesincludingARDSpatientsinwhichtheinterventionofanincreaseinPEEPwasac
