American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Prevention of Endotracheal Suctioning-induced Alveolar Derecruitment in Acute Lung Injury
Salvatore M. Maggiore , François Lellouche , Jérôme Pigeot , Solenne Taille , Nicolas Deye , Xavier Durrmeyer , Jean-Christophe Richard , Jordi Mancebo , François Lemaire , and Laurent Brochard
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Agostino Gemelli Teaching Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy; Medical Intensive Care Unit, INSERM U492, Henri Mondor Teaching Hospital, AP-HP, Paris XII University, Créteil, France; Medical Intensive Care Unit, Charles Nicolle Teaching Hospital, Rouen, France; and Intensive Care Service, Hospital of the Sacred Cross and Saint Paul, Barcelona, Spain
Received: March 12, 2002
Accepted: February 11, 2003