Article Editorial Article Document Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-06T21:53:36 RDF description of How best to recruit the injured lung [editorial]? - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn18920 Critical Care (London, England) editorial 10.1186/cc6910 Respiration, Artificial How best to recruit the injured lung [editorial]? Critical Care 21278 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 Injuries Respiratory Tract Diseases 12 Lung 3 document-rn18920 13349 <p>Sustained re-opening of collapsed lung tissue (recruitment) requires the application of airway pressures that exceed those of the tidal cycle. The post-maneuver PEEP as well as the duration of high pressure application are also key factors in its success, with their accompanying potential for hemodynamic compromise. Although a wide variety of recruiting maneuvers have been described, the technique that strikes the best balance between efficacy and risk may well vary among patients with differing right heart loading status and lung properties.<p> public