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Table 2 Rescue therapies with the protective and the conventional strategy

From: Rationale and study design of PROVHILO - a worldwide multicenter randomized controlled trial on protective ventilation during general anesthesia for open abdominal surgery

Protective

Conventional

Step

FiO2

PEEP

Step

FiO2

PEEP

1

0.5

12

1

0.5

2

2

0.5

10

2

0.6

2

3

0.5

8

3

0.6

3

4

0.5

6

4

0.6

4

5

0.6

6

5

0.6

5

6

0.7

6

6

0.7

5

7

0.8

6

7

0.8

5

8

0.8

4 or lower

8

0.8

6

   

9

RM

6

  1. See text for details.
  2. Abbreviations: PEEP = positive end-expiratory pressure; FiO2 = fractional inspired oxygen; RM, recruitment maneuver
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