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Impact of sex on use of low tidal volume ventilation in invasively ventilated ICU patients—A mediation analysis using two observational cohorts

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Background Studies in patients receiving invasive ventilation show important differences in use of low tidal volume (VT) ventilation (LTVV) between females and males. The aims of this study were to describe temporal changes in VT and to determine what factors drive the sex difference in use of LTVV.
Methods and findings This is a posthoc analysis of 2 large longitudinal projects in 59 ICUs in the United States, the ‘Medical information Mart for Intensive... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.pone.0253933

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0000-0002-3712-7799
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0000-0002-5676-7898
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Public Library of Science Publisher's website
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PLOS ONE Journal website
Volume:
16
Issue:
7
Article number:
e0253933
Publication date:
2021-07-14
Acceptance date:
2021-06-15
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EISSN:
1932-6203
Pmid:
34260619
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1189329
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pubs:1189329
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2022-01-11

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