Randomized Trial: Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated PEEP on Mortality in Patients with ARDS

#LIVES2017 – Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free)

Editorial: Lung Recruitment and Titrated PEEP in Moderate to Severe ARDS: Is the Door Closing on the Open Lung? (free)

Commentary: Open Lung Ventilation May Worsen ARDS Mortality – MedPage Today (free registration required)

“A strategy using a lung recruitment maneuver and titrated PEEP, in association with volume-assist control ventilation, increased mortality of patients with moderate to severe ARDS”.