Air cysts and bronchiectasis prevail in nondependent areas in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A computed tomographic study of ventilator-associated changes
Treggiari MM, Romand JA, Martin JB, Suter PM. Air cysts and bronchiectasis prevail in nondependent areas in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A computed tomographic study of ventilator-associated changes. Critical Care Medicine 2002, 30: 1747-1752. PMID: 12163787, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200208000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedAPACHEBronchiectasisBronchogenic CystFemaleHumansLungLung ComplianceLung InjuryMaleMiddle AgedPneumothoraxPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRespiratory Distress SyndromeRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicSurvival AnalysisSwitzerlandTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment FailureVentilators, MechanicalConceptsSevere acute respiratory distress syndromeAcute respiratory distress syndromeRespiratory distress syndromeMechanical ventilationAir cystsDistress syndromeHigh end-inspiratory pressuresVentilator-induced lung damageRetrospective observational studyPresence of pneumothoraxEnd-inspiratory pressureHigh inspiratory pressuresSeverity of changesNondependent areasLung damageInspiratory pressureMinute ventilationTomographic scanOdds ratioTomographic scanningObservational studyLung fieldsTidal volumeBronchial divisionsAbnormal parenchyma