Comparison of mean positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP), tidal volume (TV), plateau airway pressures, and arterial carbon dioxide tension (Paco 2) in the protection (P) and conventional (C) limbs of the four randomised controlled trials of lung protection ventilation in patients with ARDS
| Study | PEEP (cm H2O) | TV (ml/kg) | Plateau pressure (cm H2O) | Paco2 (kPa) | |||||||
| P | C | P | C | P | C | P | C | ||||
| Brochard16 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 25.7 | 31.7 | 7.9 | 5.5 | |||
| Stewart17 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 7.3 | 6.1 | |||
| Amato18 | 16.4 | 8.7 | 348 ml | 768 ml | 30.1 | 36.8 | 7.3 | 4.4 | |||
| ARDS network1 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 25.0 | 33.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | |||