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Respir Care
; 56(12): 1956-8, 2011 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21682985
ABSTRACT
Low-tidal-volume ventilation reduces mortality in patients with ARDS, but there are often challenges in implementing lung-protective ventilation, such as acidosis from hypercapnia. In a patient with severe ARDS we achieved adequate ventilation with a very low tidal volume (4 mL/kg ideal body weight) by inducing mild hypothermia (body temperature 35-36°C).