Nickjaree Songsangvorn, Yonghao Xu, Cong Lu, Ori Rotstein, Laurent Brochard, Arthur S Slutsky, Karen E A Burns, Haibo Zhang
PURPOSE: Assessing efficacy of electrical impedance tomography (EIT) in optimizing positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients to enhance respiratory system mechanics and prevent ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI), compared to traditional methods. METHODS: We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis, spanning literature from January 2012 to May 2023, sourced from Scopus, PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid), Cochrane, and LILACS, evaluated EIT-guided PEEP strategies in ARDS versus conventional methods...
March 21, 2024: Intensive Care Medicine