Figure 3.

The figure shows airway pressure measured during the open‐lung preservation strategy. A first recruitment maneuver (RM, PEEP 5, I:E 1:1, RR 10, Pressure controlled + 25 ×2, PC + 30 ×2, PC + 35 ×4), was followed by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP 10 cmH₂O, 100% FiO₂). Consent to donation was obtained 2 h later. Thereafter, a new recruitment maneuver was performed, and low frequency–low tidal volume–high PEEP ventilation started (respiratory rate: 4/min, tidal volume: 6 mL/kg, PEEP: 8 cm H₂O, FiO₂: 100%, inspiratory/expiratory ratio: 1:1). PEEP, positive end‐expiratory pressure.