DISCLAIMER
This Guideline 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. This Guideline should not be considered
exclusive of other methods of care reasonably directed at obtaining the same results. The ultimate judgment
concerning the propriety of any course of conduct must be made by the clinician after consideration of each
individual patient situation. Neither IGC, the American Thoracic Society, nor the authors endorse any product
or service associated with the distributor of this clinical reference tool.
CONSULTANTS
Nida Qadir, MD | Sarina Sahetya, MD, MHS | Laveena Munshi, MD |
Charlotte Summers, MD, PhD | Darryl Abrams, MD | Jeremy Beitler,
MD, MPH | Giacomo Bellani, MD, PhD | Roy G. Brower, MD | Lisa Burry,
PharmD, PhD | Jen-Ting Chen, MD, MSc | Carol Hodgson, PhD, BAppSc
| Catherine L. Hough, MD, MSc | Francois Lamontagne, MD, MSc | Anica
Law, MD, MS | Laurent Papazian, MD, PhD | Tai Pham, MD, PhD | Eileen
Rubin, MD | Matthew Siuba, MD | Irene Telias, MD | Setu Patolia, MD |
Dipayan Chaudhuri, MD | Allan Walkey, MD | Bram Rochwerg, MD, MSc |
Eddy Fan, MD, PhD
ABBREVIATIONS
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; NMBAs, neuromuscular
blocking agents; PaO
2
/FiO
2
, ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure to
fractional inspired oxygen; PBW, Predicted Body Weight; PEEP, positive
end expiratory pressure; P
plat
, Plateau Pressure; VV-ECMO, venovenous
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; V
T
, Tidal Volume
SOURCE
Qadir N, Sahetya S, Munshi L, et al. An update on management of adult
patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: an official American
Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med.
[online ahead of print] 30 Nov 2023; DOI:10.1164/rccm.202311-2011S
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