Intermediate tidal volume is an acceptable option for ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evidence only proves low surpasses high tidal volume (V_T) for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Intermediate V_T is a common setting for ARDS patients and has been demonstrated as effective as low V_T in non-ARDS patients. The effectiveness of intermediate V_T in ARDS has not been studied and is the objective of this study.

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Five ICUs with their totally 130 beds in Taiwan.

Patients or participants

ARDS patients under invasive ventilation.

Interventions

No.

Main variables of interest

28-D mortality.

Result

Totally 382 patients, with 6958 ventilator settings eligible for lung protection, were classified into low (mean V_T=6.7ml/k

SUBMITTER: Wu SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9633924 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature