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Pathophysiology of ARDS and Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury

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ARDS has a mortality rate of 30-40% and the only proven therapy is protective mechanical ventilation, which paradoxically uses low tidal volumes that may appear 'under-ventilating' but reduce lung injury.

Why this is interesting

A ventilator that keeps a patient alive can also cause fatal lung damage—so how do doctors balance the two?