High versus low positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels for mechanically ventilated adult patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2021, Issue 3, 2021, Pages

  Santa Cruz, Roberto ^a,b   Villarejo, Fernando ^c   Irrazabal, Celica ^d   Ciapponi, Agustín ^e  

^a HOSPITAL RAMOS MEJÍA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES   (Chile)

^c HOSPITAL NACIONAL PROFESOR ALEJANDRO POSADAS   (Argentina)

^d HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH POLICY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NORADRENALIN;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; APACHE; BAROTRAUMA; BREATHING RATE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HOROWITZ INDEX; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG COMPLIANCE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE VENTILATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIDAL VOLUME; VOLUTRAUMA; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSITIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; STATISTICAL BIAS; VENTILATOR INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BIAS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATOR-INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

EID: 85103533835     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009098.pub3     Document Type: Review

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