Are we really reducing tidal volume--and should we?

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 May 15;167(10):1297-8. doi: 10.1164/rccm.2303003.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Airway Resistance
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration / methods*
  • Prognosis
  • Pulmonary Gas Exchange
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / mortality
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Survival Rate
  • Tidal Volume / physiology*
  • Treatment Outcome