Driving Pressure or Tidal Pressure: What A Difference a Name Makes

Recent literature suggests that optimization of tidal driving pressure (ΔP) would be a better variable to target for lung protection at the bedside than tidal volume (VThis was a retrospective, observational study in a university-affiliated and house staff-aided institution with respiratory care protocols based on extant lung-protective guidelines for VThe mean ΔP was significantly higher at Time 1 (mean 16.1, range 7.0-31.0 cm HSuggested safety thresholds for ΔP are often violated by a strategy that focuses on only V