Critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Forum
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Review Meta Analysis
Protective mechanical ventilation in the non-injured lung: review and meta-analysis.
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Clinical practice guidelines are useful in improving quality of care and outcomes, reducing inappropriate variation in practice, promoting efficient use of resources, informing and empowering patients and informing public policy. However, difficulties arise when guidelines are poorly introduced into routine daily practice and, as a consequence, many patients do not receive the care intended or receive harmful or unnecessary care.