ABSTRACT
LPVS 38% (29)*46% (60) 47% (58) 50% (26) 31% (429)†
Control 71% (24) 48% (60) 38% (58) 46% (26) 40% (432)
groups in the five trials: lung recruitment and the use of pressure control ventilation. On the basis of other available data, mode of ventilation is unlikely to have had an impact on mortality; however, as discussed in the next section, lung recruitment and high PEEP tend to be most effective when used together.
