Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Official ATS/ESICM/SCCM Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation Tools
- Fan E, Del Sorbo L, Goligher EC, Hodgson CL, Munshi L Walkey AJ, et al. An official ATS/ESICM/SCCM clinical practice guideline: mechanical ventilation in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017; 195(9): 1253-1263.
- Systematic Review
- Walkey AJ, Goligher EC, Del Sorbo L, Hodgson CL, Adhikari NKJ, Wunsch H, et al. Low tidal volume versus non–volume-limited strategies for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017; 14(4)(Suppl.): S271–S279.
- Munshi L, Del Sorbo L, Adhikari NKJ, Hodgson CL, Wunsch H, Meade MO, et al. Prone position for acute respiratory distress syndrome. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017; 14(4)(Suppl.): S280-S288.
- Walkey AJ, Del Sorbo L, Hodgson CL, Adhikari NKJ, Wunsch H, Meade MO, et al. Higher PEEP versus lower PEEP strategies for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017; 14(4)(Suppl.): S280-S288.
- Workshop Report
- Artis KA, Dweik RA, Patel B, Weiss CH, Wilson KC, Gagliardi AR, et al. Performance measure development, use, and measurement of effectiveness using the guideline on mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome. An official ATS workshop report. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019; 16(12): 1463–1472.
- Other Reviews and Updates
- Steinbach TC, Albert TJ, Carmona HD, Johnson NJ, Kritek PA, Lee JD, et al. Just-in-time tools for training non–critical care providers. Troubleshooting problems in the ventilated patient. ATS Scholar 2020; 1(2): 178-185.
- Acho M, Lee AC and Lee BW. Ventilators for nonintensivists reasonable initial ventilator settings for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. ATS Scholar 2020; 1(2): 197-198.
- ECRI Institute Guideline Summary and Scorecard
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- Performance Measure
- Artis KA, Dweik RA, Patel B, Weiss CH, Wilson KC, Gagliardi AR, et al. Performance measure development, use, and measurement of effectiveness using the guideline on mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome. An official ATS workshop report. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019; 16(12): 1463–1472.
- Public Health Interest Materials
- COVID-19 - How Do We Stay Safe? (2021)
- Oxygen Therapy (2020)
- COVID-19 and Home Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Therapy (2020)
- Mechanical Ventilation (2020)
- Oxygen Therapy for Children (2019)
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (2018)
- Guideline Central Pocket Guide
- Clinician Video
Complementary Materials
- Related Guideline
- Schmidt GA, Girard TD, A, Kress JP, Morris PE, Truwit JD, Ouellette DR, et al. Official executive summary of an ATS/AACP clinical practice guideline: liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017; 195(1): 115-119.
- Girard TD, Alhazzani W, Press JP, Ouellette DR, Schmidt GA, Truwit JD, et al. An ATS/AACP clinical practice guideline: liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults. rehabilitation protocols, ventilator liberation protocols, and cuff leak tests. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017; 195(1): 120-133.
- Related Systematic Reviews
- Kerlin MP, Adhikari NKJ, Rose L, Wilcox ME, Bellamy CJ, Costa DK, et al. An official ATS systematic review: the effect of nighttime intensivist staffing on mortality and length of stay among intensive care unit patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017; 195(3): 383–393.
- Related Scientific Symposia
- Related Editorials and Letters to the Editor
- Hirshberg EL and Majercik S. Targeting driving pressure for the management of ARDS…isn’t it just very low tidal volume ventilation?. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2020; 17(5): 557-558.
- Nava S and Pisani L. Patient–clinician alliance during prolonged mechanical ventilation. “Never give up on a dream”. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; 199(12): 1453-1454.
- Jubran A, Grant BJB, Duffner LA, Collins EG, Lanuza DM, Hoffman LA, et al. Long-term outcome after prolonged mechanical ventilation. a long-term acute-care hospital study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; 199(12): 1508-1516.
- General Reviews and Updates
- Wunsch H. Mechanical ventilation in COVID-19: Interpreting the current epidemiology. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 202(1): 1-4.
- NIH COVID -19 Treatment Guidelines, Care of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 (Last Updated: June 25, 2020)
- Seethala R and Keller SP. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation resource planning in the setting of pandemic respiratory illness. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2020; 17(7): 800–803.
- COVID‐19: Interim Guidance on Management Pending Empirical Evidence. From an American Thoracic Society‐led International Task Force. April 03, 2020.
- Liu X, Liu X, Xu Y, Xu Z, Huang Y, Chen S, et al. Ventilatory ratio in hypercapnic mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19–associated acute respiratory distress syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201(10): 1297-1299.
- Rak KJ, Ashcraft LE, Kuza CC, Fleck JC, DePaoli LC, Angus DC, et al. Effective care practices in patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation. An ethnographic study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201(7): 823-831.
- Mosier JM, Sakles JC, Law JA, Brown lll CA and Brindley PG. Tracheal intubation in the critically ill where. We came from and where we should go. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201(7): 775-788.
- Rose L. Rethinking delivery of care for patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201(7): 760-761.
- Abrams D, Schmidt M, Pham T, Beitler JR, Fan E, Goligher EC, et al. Mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome during extracorporeal life support. Research and practice. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 201(5): 514-525.
- Dole CM, King J, Nonoyama M, Carbone S, McKim D, Road J, et al. Transitions to home mechanical ventilation. The experiences of Canadian ventilator-assisted adults and their family caregivers. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2018; 15(3): 357-364.
- Hind M, Polkey MI, Simonds AK. Homeward bound: a centenary of home mechanical ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017; 195(9): 1140–1149.
- Simonds AK. Home mechanical ventilation: an overview. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2016; 13(11): 2035-2044.
- Related Public Health Interest Materials
- Tracheostomy in Adults, Pt. 1 (2022)
- Using a Home Ventilator with a Child (2021)
- Post- Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) (2020)
- What is ECMO? (2020)
- Exacerbation of COPD (2018)
- Living with a Tracheostomy, Pt 2 (2016)
- Related Pocket Guide
- Related Webinars
- COVID-19 Interim Guidance on Management Pending Empirical Evidence (Apr. 9, 2020) - Presenter: Kevin C. Wilson, MD
- ECMO for Respiratory Failure (2019) - Presenter: Daniel Brodie, MD
- Effect of a Low vs Intermediate Tidal Volume Strategy on Ventilator-Free Days in Intensive Care Unit Patients Without ARDS (Jan. 22, 2019) - Presenter: Samuel Brusca, MD
- Related Podcast
- Critical Perspective: Optimizing Mechanical Ventilation during ECMO for ARDS (Feb. 2020) - Dr. Dominique Pepper interviews Dr. Darryl Abram
- Critical Perspective: Open Lung Ventilation in ARDS (Dec. 2019) - Dr. Dominique Pepper interviews Drs. Nichol and Hodgson
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