Nature

Diuresis increase after positive end-expiratory pressure weaning during acute respiratory distress syndrome

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is defined 1 as a bilateral lung injury inducing hypoxaemia (PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 300 mmHg) occurring less than a week after a pulmonary injury (pneumonia, ...
Nature

Patient characteristics and outcomes associated with adherence to the low PEEP/FIO2 table for acute respiratory distress syndrome

It remains uncertain how best to set positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) for mechanically ventilated patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Among patients on low tidal ...
Medical Xpress

Higher positive end-expiratory pressure no benefit in ARDS

(HealthDay)—For patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), higher positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels are not likely to improve clinical outcomes, according to a review ...
Medscape

In Search of the Optimal PEEP Strategy

Since the advent of invasive positive pressure ventilation, intensivists have been arguing over how to optimize settings. For patients with moderate to- severe acute respiratory distress syndrome ...