Fig. 1.
Effects of the LRM on respiratory system compliance, as a function of the patients’ lung recruitability. A pre- and post-LRM Crs in patients with low lung recruitability (red circles) or high lung recruitability (blue squares). B The change in Crs induced by the LRM in patients with low lung recruitability (red circles) or high lung recruitability (blue squares). Low and high lung recruitability was defined, respectively, as an R/I ratio below or above the median value for the cohort (0.62). Crs: respiratory system compliance, ns: nonsignificant, R/I: recruitment-to-inflation ratio