Do guidelines support the use of lung-protective ventilation in ARDS?

Recommendation

FICM / ICS

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Recommends the routine use of lower tidal volumes for the management of patients with ARDS (Strong recommendation)

ATS / ESICM

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Recommends the routine use of ventilation with tidal volumes limited to 4-8ml/kg PBW and Pplat <30cmH2O) (Strong recommendation)