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Comparison of two strategies for setting Peep in ALI/ARDS : EsPress Study.Intensive care med, 19th ESICM Annual Congress - Barcelona, Spain, 2006 Sep, Oral presentation 0365'}, {'pmid': '23571515', 'type': 'DERIVED', 'citation': 'Diehl JL, Coolen N, Faisy C, Osman D, Prat G, Sebbane M, Nieszkowska A, Gervais C, Richard JC, Richecoeur J, Brochard L, Mercat A, Guerot E, Borgel D. Growth-arrest-specific 6 (GAS6) protein in ARDS patients: determination of plasma levels and influence of PEEP setting. Respir Care. 2013 Nov;58(11):1886-91. doi: 10.4187/respcare.02129. Epub 2013 Apr 9.'}, {'pmid': '18270353', 'type': 'DERIVED', 'citation': 'Mercat A, Richard JC, Vielle B, Jaber S, Osman D, Diehl JL, Lefrant JY, Prat G, Richecoeur J, Nieszkowska A, Gervais C, Baudot J, Bouadma L, Brochard L; Expiratory Pressure (Express) Study Group. Positive end-expiratory pressure setting in adults with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. 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This trial compares the impact on outcome of two strategies for setting PEEP. In the "minimal alveolar distension" arm, PEEP is set for a total PEEP (PEEP + intrinsic PEEP) between 5 and 9 cm H20). In the "maximal alveolar recruitment" arm, PEEP is set for a plateau pressure between 28 and 30 cm H20. A tidal volume of 6 ml/kg predicted body weight is used in the two arms. The goals for arterial oxygenation and PaCO2 are the same in the two arms.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Mechanical ventilation through an endotracheal tube\n* Bilateral infiltrates consistent with pulmonary edema\n* PaO2/FiO2 \\< 300 mmHg\n* No clinical evidence of left atrial hypertension. 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