Applying tidal volumes of less than 6 mL/kg might improve lung protection in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. In a recent article, Retamal and colleagues showed that such a reduction is feasible with conventional mechanical ventilation and leads to less tidal recruitment and overdistension without causing carbon dioxide retention or auto-positive end-expiratory pressure. However, whether the compensatory increase in the respiratory rate blunts the lung protection remains unestablished. © 2013 BioMed Central Ltd.
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Costa, E. L. V., & Amato, M. B. P. (2013, March 28). Ultra-protective tidal volume: How low should we go? Critical Care. https://doi.org/10.1186/cc12556
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