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01-12-2015 | Editorial
Prone positioning and neuromuscular blocking agents are part of standard care in severe ARDS patients: yes
Authors:
Claude Guérin, Jordi Mancebo
Published in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Issue 12/2015
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Excerpt
The panel of experts who developed the new Berlin definition for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) recommended customizing ventilator strategies and adjunct therapies according to the level of oxygenation [
1,
2]. The definition states that low tidal volumes (
V T) must be applied at all levels of severity. The experts favored the use of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in all ARDS categories, but at varying levels: low or moderate PEEP in mild ARDS, and high PEEP in severe ARDS. …