RCTARDSNet NEJM (2006)View Paper Intervention Conservative vs. liberal fluid strategy for 7 daysFB after 7 days was 136±491 ml in the conservative-strategy group and 6992±502 ml in the liberal-strategy group Population 1,000 patients with ARDS Conclusion...
ARDS characterised by alveolar oedema and flooding Usually due to increased disruption of the alveolar-capillary membrane Administration of fluid may result in: Increased left atrial and pulmonary venous pressures Increased alveolar oedema due to raised hydrostatic...
High-frequency oscillatory ventilation is a mechanism of ventilating with very small tidal volumes at a rapid rate Tidal volumes are generally well below the anatomic dead space (typically 1-3ml/kg PBW) Oscillation frequency is usually set at 3-15 cycles per second...
