Pressure and volume limited ventilation for the ventilatory management of patients with acute lung injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are life threatening clinical conditions seen in critically ill patients with diverse underlying illnesses. Lung injury may be perpetuated by ventilation strategies that do not limit lung volumes an...

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Main Authors: Karen E A Burns, Neill K J Adhikari, Arthur S Slutsky, Gordon H Guyatt, Jesus Villar, Haibo Zhang, Qi Zhou, Deborah J Cook, Thomas E Stewart, Maureen O Meade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21298026/?tool=EBI