“…In addition, closed alveoli can be subjected to very high levels of shear stress when exposed to the same pressures as adjacent open healthy alveoli ( Mols et al., 2006 ). Excessive shear stress can be mitigated using lung protective strategies ( Amato et al., 1998a , Brower et al., 2000 , Donahoe, 2011 , Laufer et al., 2017 , Meade et al., 2008b , Petrucci and De Feo, 2013 , Pintado et al., 2013 , Sundaresan and Chase, 2012 ), such as the use of lower tidal volumes, personalised PEEP, and moderating driving pressure ( Amato et al., 2015 , Brower et al., 2000 , Brower et al., 2004 , Futier et al., 2013 , Girard and Bernard, 2007 , Iglesias et al., 2008 , Jobe, 2009 , Meade et al., 2008a , Mercat et al., 2008 , Nieman et al., 2018 , Petrucci and De Feo, 2013 , Zick et al., 2013 ).…”