With ARDS, doctors should keep ventilator-induced injury in mind

(HealthDay)—When applying evidence-based recommendations for mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), clinicians should be aware of the mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury and the rationale behind interventions to mitigate injury, according to a literature review published in the October issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.