Importance Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening form of
respiratory failure that affects approximately 200 000 patients each year in the United States …

Fifteen recommendations and a therapeutic algorithm regarding the management of acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) at the early phase in adults are proposed. The Grade …

The aim of these guidelines is to update the 2017 clinical practice guideline (CPG) of the
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). The scope of this CPG is limited to …

Importance In patients who require mechanical ventilation for acute hypoxemic respiratory
failure, further reduction in tidal volumes, compared with conventional low tidal volume …

Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the use
of mechanical ventilation in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and Intensive Care Society Guideline Development
Group have used GRADE methodology to make the following recommendations for the …

Mechanical ventilation is used to sustain life in patients with acute respiratory failure. A
major concern in mechanically ventilated patients is the risk of ventilator-induced lung injury …

Importance The substantial growth over the last decade in the use of extracorporeal life
support for adults with acute respiratory failure reveals an enthusiasm for the technology not …

Ventilator-free days (VFDs) are a commonly reported composite outcome measure in acute
respiratory distress syndrome trials. VFDs combine survival and duration of ventilation in a …

Mechanical ventilation is the most used short-term life support technique worldwide and is
applied daily for a diverse spectrum of indications, from scheduled surgical procedures to …