Effect of a protective-ventilation strategy on mortality in the acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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Published in N Engl J Med on February 05, 1998

Authors

M B Amato1, C S Barbas, D M Medeiros, R B Magaldi, G P Schettino, G Lorenzi-Filho, R A Kairalla, D Deheinzelin, C Munoz, R Oliveira, T Y Takagaki, C R Carvalho

Author Affiliations

1: Pulmonary Division, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Associated clinical trials:

Study of a Novel Technique of Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Failure (HFO-TGI-2) | NCT00637507

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Driving Pressure Variation: NAVA vs PSV (DPNAVA) | NCT03719365

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