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Table 1 Six ventilation strategies for intensive care unit patients without ALI or ARDS

From: Mechanical ventilation strategies for intensive care unit patients without acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

 

Strategy

A

Lower tidal volume and lower PEEP (lower VT + lower PEEP)

B

Higher tidal volume and lower PEEP (higher VT + lower PEEP)

C

Lower tidal volume and higher PEEP (lower VT + higher PEEP)

D

Lower tidal volume (lower VT + ZEEP)

E

Higher tidal volume (higher VT+ ZEEP)

F

Higher tidal volume and higher PEEP (higher VT + higher PEEP)

  1. Lower positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) <10 mmHg; higher PEEP ≥10 mmHg; lower tidal volume (VT) ≤8 ml/kg; higher VT >8 ml/kg. ZEEP zero end-expiratory pressure