Rationale, study design, and analysis plan of the Alveolar Recruitment for ARDS Trial (ART): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with high in-hospital mortality. Alveolar recruitment followed by ventilation at optimal titrated PEEP may reduce ventilator-induced lung injury and improve oxygenation in pati...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/13/1/153