A recruitment maneuver increases oxygenation after intubation of hypoxemic intensive care unit patients a randomized controlled study.docVIP

Constantin et al. Critical Care 2010, 14:R76 /content/14/2/R76 RESEARCH Open Access A recruitment maneuver increases oxygenation Research after intubation of hypoxemic intensive care unit patients: a randomized controlled study Jean-Michel Constantin*1, Emmanuel Futier1, Anne-Laure Cherprenet1, Gérald Chanques2, Renaud Guerin1, Sophie Cayot-Constantin1, Mathieu Jabaudon1, Sebastien Perbet1, Christian Chartier1, Boris Jung2, Dominique Guelon3, Samir Jaber2 and Jean-Etienne Bazin1 Abstract Introduction: Tracheal intubation and anaesthesia promotes lung collapse and hypoxemia. In acute lung