Airway Pressure Release Ventilation: What's Good About It?

• 28/05/2017

The use of APRV has many proposed benefits for patients with lung injury. However, quality evidence supporting the use of this technique is limited. This article summarises the purported benefits and limitations of routine use of the technique in the management of ARDS, and critically reviews the evidence supporting its use.   Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) was originally described