Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 


JAMA. 2017;318(14):1335-1345 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2654894


Conclusions: In patients with moderate to severe ARDS, a strategy with lung recruitment and titrated PEEP compared with low PEEP increased 28-day all-cause mortality. These findings do not support the routine use of lung recruitment maneuver and PEEP titration in these patients.


Visual Abstract by Dr. Jonny Wilkinson @Wilkinsonjonny 


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