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Setting tidal volume as 6 ml/kg of lean body weight and keeping plateau pressure < 30 cmH2O is a good first approximation to what is best, but these guidelines do not assure safe ventilation.
The formula used for static compliance was volume oscillation divided by plateau pressure minus positive end expiratory pressure.
To date, virtually every published clinical trial has relied on the airway plateau pressure as the primary indicator of maximum tidal stress applied to the parenchyma.
 
 
 
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