Vol 6, No 19 (October 15, 2018): Annals of Translational Medicine (Focus on “Respiratory Mechanics in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with and without Lung injury”)

Review Article

The basics of respiratory mechanics: ventilator-derived parameters
Pedro Leme Silva, Patricia R. M. Rocco
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Technical aspects of bedside respiratory monitoring of transpulmonary pressure
Francesco Mojoli, Francesca Torriglia, Anita Orlando, Isabella Bianchi, Eric Arisi, Marco Pozzi
Annals of Translational Medicine
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:377
Ventilator-induced lung injury and lung mechanics
Jason H. T. Bates, Bradford J. Smith
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Respiratory mechanics during general anaesthesia
Lorenzo Ball, Federico Costantino, Martina Fiorito, Sara Amodio, Paolo Pelosi
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:379
Mechanical ventilation management during cardiothoracic surgery: an open challenge
Elena Bignami, Francesco Saglietti, Antonio Di Lullo
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:380
Management and weaning from mechanical ventilation in neurologic patients
Raphaël Cinotti, Marwan Bouras, Antoine Roquilly, Karim Asehnoune
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Respiratory mechanics in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Vincenzo Russotto, Giacomo Bellani, Giuseppe Foti
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:382
Interpretation of the transpulmonary pressure in the critically ill patient
Michele Umbrello, Davide Chiumello
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Effects of patient positioning on respiratory mechanics in mechanically ventilated ICU patients
Mehdi Mezidi, Claude Guérin
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Regional distribution of transpulmonary pressure
Pedro Leme Silva, Marcelo Gama de Abreu
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:385
Mechanical ventilation and respiratory monitoring during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory support
Nicolò Patroniti, Giulia Bonatti, Tarek Senussi, Chiara Robba
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Assessing breathing effort in mechanical ventilation: physiology and clinical implications
Heder de Vries, Annemijn Jonkman, Zhong-Hua Shi, Angélique Spoelstra-de Man, Leo Heunks
Annals of Translational Medicine
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:387
Dead space in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Massimo Ferluga, Umberto Lucangelo, Lluis Blanch
Annals of Translational Medicine
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:388
Should we titrate ventilation based on driving pressure? Maybe not in the way we would expect
Paolo Pelosi, Lorenzo Ball
Annals of Translational Medicine
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:389

Perspective

Should we titrate peep based on end-expiratory transpulmonary pressure?—yes
Elias Baedorf Kassis, Stephen H. Loring, Daniel Talmor
Annals of Translational Medicine
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:390
Should we titrate positive end-expiratory pressure based on an end-expiratory transpulmonary pressure?
John J. Marini
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:391
Can we estimate transpulmonary pressure without an esophageal balloon?—yes
Ola Stenqvist, Per Persson, Stefan Lundin
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:392
Should we titrate mechanical ventilation based on driving pressure?—yes
Carmen Silvia Valente Barbas, Roberta Fittipaldi Palazzo
Annals of Translational Medicine
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:393
Is mechanical power the final word on ventilator-induced lung injury?—no
Robert Huhle, Ary Serpa Neto, Marcus J. Schultz, Marcelo Gama de Abreu
Annals of Translational Medicine
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Editorial

Is the mechanical power the final word on ventilator-induced lung injury?—we are not sure
Francesco Vasques, Eleonora Duscio, Iacopo Pasticci, Federica Romitti, rancesco Vassalli, Michael Quintel, Luciano Gattinoni
Annals of Translational Medicine
 2018;
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:395

Disclosure:

The focused issue “Respiratory Mechanics in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with and without Lung injury” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Translational Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Paolo Pelosi and Lorenzo Ball served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.