Alveolar Collapse Is a Threat in Injured Lungs, but What About the Airway Opening Pressure? / Reply

Sousa et al thank Bihari and colleagues for their interest in their recent publication on the impact of limiting lung overdistention or collapse when mechanically ventilating injured lungs, and they agree that it is important to assess both alveolar collapse and airway closure in this scenario. Airw...

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Published inAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 210; no. 7; p. 961
Main Authors Bihari, Shailesh, Wiersema, Ubbo F, Bersten, Andrew D, Sousa, Mayson L A, Katira, Bhushan H, Bouch, Sheena, Hsing, Vanessa, Engelberts, Doreen, Amato, Marcelo B P, Post, Martin, Brochard, Laurent
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York American Thoracic Society 01.10.2024
Subjects
Airway management
Lung diseases
Ventilators
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Summary:Sousa et al thank Bihari and colleagues for their interest in their recent publication on the impact of limiting lung overdistention or collapse when mechanically ventilating injured lungs, and they agree that it is important to assess both alveolar collapse and airway closure in this scenario. Airway closure is a morphological phenomenon in which the airways, but not the alveoli, are collapsed until a minimum pressure is reached. This pressure is called the airway opening pressure (AOP).
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970
DOI:10.1164/rccm.202407-1380LE