The phrase "aeration area" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to environmental science, agriculture, or water treatment, where aeration processes are discussed.
Example: "The aeration area in the wastewater treatment plant is crucial for promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria."
Alternatives: "oxygenation zone" or "ventilation space".
Since the raw PBF does not reflect the PBF per parenchyma, the PBF per lung parenchyma could be overestimated in low aeration areas and underestimated in high aeration areas.
It is observed that patients presenting highly decreased aeration areas have already undergone many treatment methods.
The chest X-ray and thoracic computed tomography (CT) taken at the ICU admission revealed bilateral, diffuse involvement (sandstorm) and decreased aeration areas of both lungs.
Although PAM is rarely observed in infants, the clinical findings and the radiological changes advance progressively over-time; micronodular structure (sandstorm) develops due to the deposition of calcium and phosphate, aeration areas decrease, fibrosis increases and hypoxemia occurs.
In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the lung comprises areas of aeration and areas of alveolar collapse, the latter producing intrapulmonary shunt and hypoxemia.
Furthermore, at each PEEP step the tidal re-aeration was calculated as the difference between end-expiratory and end-inspiratory poorly aerated and non-aerated areas [ 12].
In comparison with ZEEP, the institution of this range of PEEP seemed to be a compromise to decrease the poorly aerated areas and tidal re-aeration as well as hyperinflation and tidal hyperinflation.
In healthy piglets in the supine position, in a protocol of descendent PEEP, with a previous full lung re-aeration, the minimum respiratory system elastance corresponded to the greatest amount of normally aerated areas with approximately minimal tidal re-aeration and hyperinflation, according to morphologic analysis by CT scan.
The PEEP at minimum Ers presented a compromise between maximizing normally aerated areas and minimizing tidal re-aeration and hyperinflation.
In healthy piglets under a descending PEEP protocol, the PEEP at minimum Ers presented a compromise between maximizing normally aerated areas and minimizing tidal re-aeration and hyperinflation.
