Ventilator Settings

Utilizing ARDSNet Lung Protective Ventilation Strategy
Vent Settings

Patient Data

kg
  • Ideal: 6 mL/kg PBW (predicted body weight, not actual body weight)
  • Tidal Volume 4-8ml/kg and plateau pressures (Pplat) <30 cmH20
  • Set respiratory rate (RR) to maintain optimal minute ventilation (MV)

Vent Paramaters

6ml/kg
4ml/kg8ml/kg
12breaths per min
6breaths per min35breaths per min

Tidal Volume

ml

Minute Ventilation

Caution: Minute ventilation < 6000 ml/min

ml
7.35

Adjust FiO2

Titrate FiO2 in stepwise fashion to maintain SpO2 88-95%.

Adjust PEEP

Adjust PEEP for each step change in FiO2.

cmH2O

cmH2O

cmH2O
8
10
10
10
12
14
14
14
16
18
18
20
22
24

Pplat

25

Recommendations

if necessary decrease TV stepwise by 1 mL/kg PBW to a minimum of 4 mL/kg PBW
increase TV stepwise by 1 mL/kg PBW until Pplat >25 cmH20 or TV of 6 mL/kg PBW
Pplat >30 cmH20 allowed if TV 4 mL/kg IBW and pH <7.15
if pH < 7.15 increase TV, give NaHCO3