Positive end-expiratory pressure optimization in ARDS: physiological evidence, bedside methods and clinical applications

Affiliations

• ¹ Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
• ² Servei de Medicina Intensiva, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut de Recerca Part Taulí (I3PT-CERCA), Parc del Taulí 1, 08028, Sabadell, Spain.
• ³ Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
• ⁴ Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
• ⁵ Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. ricard.ferrer@vallhebron.cat.
• ⁶ Intensive Care Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain. ricard.ferrer@vallhebron.cat.
• ⁷ Shock, Organ Dysfunction and Resuscitation (SODIR) Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, Spain. ricard.ferrer@vallhebron.cat.