Introduction
hypoxemia, MP, ARDS
COLLAPSE, ARDS, ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) management, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) counteracts gravity-dependent alveolar collapse, decreasing shunt and hypoxemia [Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing high vs. low PEEP strategies have not consistently demonstrated the superiority of either [Electric impedance tomography (EIT) is a bedside imaging technique that identifies changes in lung impedance, a proxy for lung volume [Mechanical power (MP) is a physiological construct of the energy transmitted to the patient during invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). MP integrates the major components of positive pressure ventilation that drive VILI [