Higher versus lower positive end-expiratory pressures in patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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Summary

In patients with acute lung injury and ARDS who receive mechanical ventilation with a tidal-volume goal of 6 ml per kilogram of predicted body weight and an end-inspiratory plateau-pressure limit of 30 cm of water, clinical outcomes are similar whether lower or higher PEEP levels are used.

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Published
2009-10-08
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Medicine, ARDS, Positive end-expiratory pressure, Mechanical ventilation, Anesthesia

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