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COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: Is a different approach to management warranted?

from The Lancet

COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: Is a different approach to management warranted? The Lancet The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a surge of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in intensive care units across the globe. As experience of managing patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS has grown, so too have efforts to classify patients according to respiratory system mechanics, with a view to optimizing ventilatory management. Personalized lung-protective mechanical ventilation reduces mortality and has become the mainstay of treatment in ARDS. In this Viewpoint, we address ventilatory strategies in the context of recent discussions on phenotypic heterogeneity in patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS. READ MORE

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