Most patients requiring mechanical ventilation for acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) receive positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 5 to 12 cm of water. Higher ...

In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who are on ventilators, driving pressure (ΔP) may help predict survival, according to a study published in the February 19 issue of the New ...

In 1967, Ashbaugh et al. 1 introduced the use of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) during mechanical ventilation to treat refractory hypoxemia in patients with the acute respiratory distress ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) continues to be a tough nut to crack in critical care, taking lives despite years of research and better ventilator strategies. It is defined by acute ...

What Is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a condition that causes fluid to build up in your lungs so oxygen can’t get to your organs. ARDS is sometimes ...

Supporting patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), remains a critical challenge in intensive care units ...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has strained medical resources in countries across the world. Early data from Wuhan, China, show that more than a third of patients with this infection (41.3% ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . New data from the PHARLAP trial indicated that a maximal lung recruitment strategy, compared with conventional ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe lung condition. It occurs when fluid fills up the air sacs in your lungs. Too much fluid in your lungs can lower the amount of oxygen or increase ...