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  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) presents significant challenges in mechanical ventilation due to lung heterogeneity.
  • Current protective ventilation strategies like low tidal volume (LVT) and open lung approach (OLA) have limitations in reducing ARDS-related mortality.
  • Repetitive alveolar collapse and expansion (RACE) is a key mechanism contributing to ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI).

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  • To introduce and describe the Time Controlled Adaptive Ventilation (TCAV) method for applying Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) mode.
  • To present TCAV as an alternative strategy to minimize VILI in ARDS patients by addressing lung heterogeneity.
  • To highlight the potential of TCAV to reduce ARDS-related morbidity and mortality.

Main Methods:

  • TCAV utilizes a closed-loop system to personalize expiratory duration, tidal volume (VT), and end-expiratory lung volume (EELV).
  • Personalization is achieved by monitoring changes in respiratory system compliance (CRS) via the expiratory flow curve during passive exhalation.
  • The method features a personalized expiratory duration for alveolar stabilization and an extended inspiratory phase for gradual reopening of collapsed lung tissue.

Main Results:

  • TCAV aims to minimize alveolar collapse and progressive loss of EELV by personalizing expiratory duration.
  • The strategy promotes alveolar stabilization, reducing the time for lung units to collapse between breaths.
  • An extended inspiratory phase at fixed inflation pressure facilitates gradual reopening of collapsed lung regions over time.

Conclusions:

  • TCAV offers a novel approach to mechanical ventilation in ARDS by adapting to patient-specific lung physiology.
  • By minimizing RACE and optimizing lung recruitment, TCAV has the potential to significantly reduce VILI.
  • This adaptive strategy may lead to improved outcomes, including reduced morbidity and mortality in ARDS patients.