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Association Between Use of Lung-Protective Ventilation With Lower Tidal Volumes and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Without Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Meta-analysis

Ary Serpa Neto, Sergio Oliveira Cardoso,Jose Antonio Manetta, et al JAMA, 2012, 308(16):1651-1659

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Should protective ventilation strategies be applied to all critically ill ventilated patients, not just those with ARDS? Most of you will have an opinion, and this study certainly adds to the debate. This meta-analysis of 20 studies where ventilated patients without ARDS/ALI (at baseline)...


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Rubbish.
Carl-28 Oct, 2012 09:17:41 PM

Thanks Carl. Clearly you don't agree - perhaps you could share your thoughts on the trial with us in more detail?
Todd Fraser-29 Oct, 2012 11:36:34 AM

I agree with Carl. Utter rubbish ! But as you can see there are many to jump the EBM bandwagon and now hurrah ! surprise surprise!! there is a trial in progress. Can anyone predict what the results are going to be? I am sure common sense will help work that out. But someone has to get their name on a paper ! WOW
sceptic-11 Nov, 2012 10:09:14 PM