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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Pneumonia | Letter

PEEP-induced alveolar recruitment in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: take the right time!

Authors: Gianmaria Cammarota, Rachele Simonte, Edoardo De Robertis

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2021

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Title: PEEP-induced alveolar recruitment in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: take the right time!
Authors: Gianmaria Cammarota
Rachele Simonte
Edoardo De Robertis
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Pneumonia
Acute Respiratory Distress-Syndrome
COVID-19
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-021-03573-x

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PEEP-induced alveolar recruitment in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: take the right time!

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