Table 1. Ventilator settings following ARDSNet low PEEP/FiO2 table strategy and transpulmonary end-expiratory pressure strategy

ARDSNet-low PEEP/FiO2 Transpulmonary end-expiratory pressure (PL-exp)
FiO2 (%) PEEP (cmH2O) FiO2 PL-exp (cmH2O)
30 5 40 0
40 5 50 0
40 8 50 2
50 8 60 2
50 10 60 4
60 10 70 4
70 10 70 6
70 12 80 6
70 14 80 8
80 14 90 8
90 14 90 10
90 16 100 10
90 18
100 20–24
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; FiO2, fraction of inspired oxygen; PL-exp, transpulmonary end-expiratory pressure.