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Airway closure and fiberoptic evidence of bronchial collapse during the acute respiratory distress syndrome

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  1. Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

    Caterina Malatesta, Francesco Mele, Luca Salvatore Menga, Giuseppe Bello, Domenico Luca Grieco & Massimo Antonelli

  2. Scienze dell’emergenza, anestesiologiche e della rianimazione, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS, L.go F.Vito, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Caterina Malatesta, Francesco Mele, Luca Salvatore Menga, Giuseppe Bello, Domenico Luca Grieco & Massimo Antonelli

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DLG has received payments for travel expenses by Maquet, Getinge and Air Liquide, and supported by grants from ESICM (2017 Draeger Award) and SIAARTI (2017 MSD award). MA has received payments for Board participation from Maquet, Air Liquide and Chiesi. DLG and MA disclose a research Grant by GE healthcare. All the other authors declare that no confict of interest exists regarding the material discussed in the manuscript.

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Malatesta, C., Mele, F., Menga, L.S. et al. Airway closure and fiberoptic evidence of bronchial collapse during the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Intensive Care Med 45, 1838–1839 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05800-0

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