Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento, Ana María Bejarano-Quintero, Jose Daniel Tibaduiza, Karen Moreno-Medina, Rosalba Pardo, Luz Marina Mejía, Jose Luis Junco, Jorge Rojas, Oscar Peña, Yomara Martínez, Ledys Izquierdo, Maria Claudia Guzmán, Pablo Vásquez-Hoyos, Milton Molano, Carlos Gallon, Carolina Bonilla, Maria Carolina Fernández-Palacio, Valentina Merino, Christian Bernal, Juan Pablo Fernández-Sarta, Estefanía Hernandez, Isabela Alvarez, Juan Camilo Tobo, Maria Camila Beltrán, Juanita Ortiz, Laura Botia, Jose Manuel Fernández-Rengifo, Rocio Del Pilar Pereira-Ospina, Alexandra Blundell, Andres Nieto, Catalina Duque-Arango
OBJECTIVES: High driving pressure (DP, ratio of tidal volume (Vt) over respiratory system compliance) is a risk for poor outcomes in patients with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS). We therefore assessed the time course in level of DP (i.e., 24, 48, and 72 hr) after starting mechanical ventilation (MV), and its association with 28-day mortality. DESIGN: Multicenter, prospective study conducted between February 2018 and December 2022. SETTING: Twelve tertiary care PICUs in Colombia...
April 26, 2024: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine