Expert Recommendations for Airway Pressure Release Ventilation Settings

Gary F. Nieman authored a PDF containing expert consensus recommendations for setting and adjusting Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) in adult ARDS patients. The document, published on figshare under CC BY 4.0, is a 289.6 KB position statement developed through a roundtable discussion using the Nominal Group Technique.

Use Cases

• Extract specific parameter recommendations like P_High, T_High, P_Low, and T_Low settings for clinical protocol development.
• Analyze the consensus statements on injurious APRV settings that could impair gas exchange or cause lung instability.
• Use the integrated clinical experience and basic science evidence on time-controlled ventilation to inform educational materials.

Strengths

• Provides specific, actionable recommendations for four key APRV parameters: P_High, T_High, P_Low, and T_Low.
• Developed through a formal expert consensus process using the Nominal Group Technique.
• Integrates extensive clinical ICU experience with supporting animal and clinical studies.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 289.6 KB PDF document, offering limited scope and no structured tabular data for quantitative analysis.
• Represents an expert recommendation and position statement, not a formal consensus guideline or data from clinical trials.
• Recommendations are focused on adult ARDS or ALI patients, limiting generalizability to other patient populations.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Gary F. Nieman.

Collection Method

Expert roundtable discussion and literature review, using the Nominal Group Technique for consensus.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 25, 2026.

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