Publication Name	World Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript ID	102609
Country	India

Category	Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Role of lung ultrasound in assessing positive end expiratory pressure induced lung recruitment in patients on mechanical ventilation
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Shreyas S Anegundi, Madhuri S Kurdi, Jagadish G Sutagatti and Kaushik A Theerth
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Madhuri S Kurdi, MD, Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute, <bold>Address for correspondence:</bold> Dr. Madhuri S Kurdi, Department of Anaesthesiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India. E-mail: <email xlink:href="drmadhuri_kurdi@yahoo.com" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">drmadhuri_kurdi@yahoo.com</email>, Hubballi 580022, Karnataka, India. drmadhuri_kurdi@yahoo.com
Key Words	Aeration; Lung ultrasonography; Mechanical ventilation; Oxygenation; Positive end expiratory pressure; Recruitment
Core Tip	Increasing positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) in titrated doses is a recruitment strategy aimed at improving oxygenation. The effectiveness of PEEP can vary across different lung pathologies and may not always correlate with changes in lung aeration as assessed by lung ultrasound scores (LUSs). In this study, the effect of incremental PEEP levels (5 cm H₂O intervals) was evaluated in mechanically ventilated patients with various lung pathologies. Significant improvement in LUS in the posteroinferior zone was observed, along with a simultaneous increase in oxygen saturation. Minimal PEEP was sufficient for lung recruitment in postoperative patients, whereas patients with alveolar filling defects and restrictive lung diseases required higher PEEP levels.
Citation	Anegundi SS, Kurdi MS, Sutagatti JG, Theerth KA. Role of lung ultrasound in assessing positive end expiratory pressure induced lung recruitment in patients on mechanical ventilation. World J Crit Care Med 2025; In press

Received	2024-11-04 07:58
Peer-Review Started	2024-11-04 07:58
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Return for Revision	2025-01-08 12:06
Revised	2025-01-28 19:02
Second Decision	2025-02-21 02:38
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-02-21 09:14
Articles in Press	2025-02-21 09:14
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