Volume 140, Issue 1, Pages 11-13 (July 2011) Counterpoint: Is Low Tidal Volume Mechanical Ventilation Preferred for All Patients on Ventilation? No Luciano Gattinoni, MD CHEST Volume 140, Issue 1, Pages 11-13 (July 2011) DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0827 Copyright © 2011 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Gas volume, as computed from CT scan analysis, vs ideal body weight (IBW) relationships in 41 subjects with healthy lungs and 66 patients with ARDS. A, In subjects with healthy lungs, CT scans were taken during an end-inspiratory pause at total lung capacity. B, In patients with ARDS, CT scans were acquired at 45-cm H2O airway plateau pressure. Line represents linear regression. ALI = acute lung injury. CHEST 2011 140, 11-13DOI: (10.1378/chest.11-0827) Copyright © 2011 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions