End-Expiratory Volume and Oxygenation: Targeting PEEP in ARDS Patients

摘要

Introduction Changes in end-expiratory lung volume (a dagger EELV) in response to changes in PEEP (a dagger PEEP) have not been reported in mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS. The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of measurements of a dagger EELV in determining optimal PEEP in ARDS patients.