Möller Thorsten, Vassiliou Timon, Rolfes Caroline, Wulf Hinnerk
Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinika Giessen und Marburg, Standort Marburg.
Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2010 Sep;45(9):544-50. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1265745. Epub 2010 Sep 13.
The "Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome" (ARDS) is a life threatening disease and is associated with a high mortality, mainly due to multi-organ failure. Invasive mechanical ventilation can worsen multi-organ failure which must be avoided. A tidal volume of 6 ml/kg bodyweight should be the aim. Extracorporeal lung assist devices like ECMO or iLA can contribute to lung-protective mechanical ventilation.