From protective ventilation to super-protective ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome

Editorial

Marcus J Schultz et al. Intensive Care Med. 2013 May.

. 2013 May;39(5):963-5.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2805-8. Epub 2013 Jan 10.

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Lower tidal volume strategy (≈3 ml/kg) combined with extracorporeal CO2 removal versus 'conventional' protective ventilation (6 ml/kg) in severe ARDS: the prospective randomized Xtravent-study.
Bein T, Weber-Carstens S, Goldmann A, Müller T, Staudinger T, Brederlau J, Muellenbach R, Dembinski R, Graf BM, Wewalka M, Philipp A, Wernecke KD, Lubnow M, Slutsky AS. Bein T, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2013 May;39(5):847-56. doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2787-6. Epub 2013 Jan 10. Intensive Care Med. 2013. PMID: 23306584 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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