The impact of positive end-expiratory pressure on right ventricular function in patients with moderate-to-severe ARDS: a prospective paired-design study.

The differences in ICU mortality and hospital mortality rates were statistically significant, whereas the difference in 28-day mortality did not reach statistical significance (refer to Table 4 for details). 4 Discussion ARDS is a prevalent clinical syndrome in the ICU ( 1 , 2 ), which, in severe cases, can lead to increased pulmonary vascular resistance and pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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