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is pocket guide attempts to define principles of practice that should produce high-quality patient
care. It is applicable to specialists, primary care, and providers at all levels. is pocket guide should
not be considered exclusive of other methods of care reasonably directed at obtaining the same results.
e ultimate judgment concerning the propriety of any course of conduct must be made by the clinician
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Abbreviations
ATS, American oracic Society; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; HFOV, high-
frequency oscillatory ventilation; PBW, predicted body weight; PEEP, positive end-expiratory
pressure; RM, recruitment maneuvers
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