The physiological foundations of critical care medicine: the contribution of Joseph Milic-Emili, a physiologist "by hook or by crook"

[...]assessment of the electrical activity of the diaphragm through an esophageal catheter [2] is a monitoring option and can be used to drive ventilatory support [11]. [...]the quantitative description of the regional distribution of gas within the lung [4] guided analysis of the volume-pressure relationship to assess the effects of PEEP in terms of alveolar recruitment/overinflation [12] inspiring the concept of using driving pressure as a monitoring tool for ventilator-induced lung injury [13]. Death itself is an inevitable event, even for great scientists. [...]the fact that Milic has left his family, his friends, his colleagues does not in itself justify public recognition through publication of this article.