|
Lower PEEP strategy | ||||
|
FiO2 |
0.3-0.4 |
0.4-0.5 |
0.5-0.6 |
0.6-0.7 |
|
PEEP (cm H2O) |
5 |
5-8 |
8-10 |
8-10 |
|
FiO2 |
0.7-0.8 |
0.8-0.9 |
0.9-1.0 |
1.0 |
|
PEEP (cm H2O) |
10-14 |
14 |
14-18 |
18-24 |
|
Higher PEEP strategy | ||||
|
FiO2 |
0.3-0.4 |
0.4-0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5-0.8 |
|
PEEP (cm H2O) |
5-14 |
14-16 |
16-18 |
18-20 |
|
FiO2 |
0.8-1.0 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
PEEP (cm H2O) |
22 |
24 |
|
|
|
Adapted from ARDS Clinical Network. Mechanical ventilation protocol summary of low tidal volume used in the ALVEOLI study. http://www.ardsnet.org/tools.shtml. | ||||
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FiO2, fraction of oxygen in the inspired air; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure. | ||||