Abstract
Hypoxemia can be relieved in two basic ways: by increasing the concentration of inspired oxygen (FiO2) and by inflating the hypoventilated lung. Other mechanisms, such as hyperventilation and administration of hyperbaric oxygen, have limited efficacy (the former) or are impractical (the latter). Our study reviews the mechanisms and effects of promoting alveolar inflation and recruitment in patients with acute respiratory failure.
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Bigatello, L.M., Caironi, P. (2002). Alveolar Recruitment. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2099-3_18
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