Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Apr 2002
Review Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialRelationship between ventilatory settings and barotrauma in the acute respiratory distress syndrome.
High pressures or volumes may increase the risk of barotrauma in the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). ⋯ Clinical studies maintaining P(plat) lower than 35 cmH(2)O found no apparent relationship between ventilatory parameters and pneumothorax. Analysis of the literature suggests a correlation when patients receive mechanical ventilation with P(plat) levels exceeding 35 cmH(2)O.