Open Access‘Open-lung’ Ventilation Strategies and Acute Lung Injury (ALI)/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Author(s) -
Michael J. Brett
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of the intensive care society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2057-360X
pISSN - 1751-1437
DOI - 10.1177/175114370901000213
Subject(s) - ards , medicine , acute respiratory distress , mechanical ventilation , diffuse alveolar damage , lung , anesthesia , ventilation (architecture) , respiratory system , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
An ‘open-lung’ ventilation strategy that includes low tidal volumes, recruitment manoeuvres and high levels of PEEP does not reduce hospital mortality in patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome Level of evidence: 1 + (RCT with a low risk of bias)
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