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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 7/2004

01-07-2004 | Correspondence

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and low tidal volume ventilation: the debate about weight

Authors: Elisa P. Y. Kam, Guy D. Eslick, Anitha James, Jonathan P. Benson

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 7/2004

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The treatment of ARDS has been and still is proving challenging [1]. The ARDSnet study showed mortality benefits in ventilating patients using low tidal volumes 6 ml/kg (of predicted weight) compared to a “traditional” approach using 12 ml/kg [2]. While the message that low tidal volume ventilation is advantageous has filtered down into clinical practice, the importance of basing ventilation volumes on a predicted weight seems to have been filtered out. …
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Ware LB, Matthay MA (2000) The acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med 342:1334–1349PubMed
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network (2000) Ventilation with lower tidal volumes compared with traditional tidal volumes for acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med 342:1301–1308PubMed
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Lenfant C (2003) Clinical research to clinical practice — lost in translation? N Engl J Med 349:868–874CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and low tidal volume ventilation: the debate about weight
Authors
Elisa P. Y. Kam
Guy D. Eslick
Anitha James
Jonathan P. Benson
Publication date
01-07-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 7/2004
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2277-6

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