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The Case of the Obscured Bias

The authors present five recommendations, the first being the most potentially influential on practice. "Paralyze patients with ARDS when their P/F ratio drops below 150 and they are persistently hypoxemic or fighting the ventilator."[1] The panel based this recommendation on a 2020 systematic review by […] EMCrit Project by Rory Spiegel.

The Case of the Obscured Bias

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SCCM recently published updated guidelines on neuromuscular blockade in ARDS.

The authors present five recommendations, the first being the most potentially influential on practice.

"Paralyze patients with ARDS when their P/F ratio drops below 150 and they are persistently hypoxemic or fighting the ventilator."[1] The panel based this recommendation on a 2020 systematic review by […]...

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SCCM recently published updated guidelines on neuromuscular blockade in ARDS. The authors present five recommendations, the first being the most potentially influential on practice. "Paralyze patients with ARDS when their P/F ratio drops below 150 and they are persistently hypoxemic or fighting the ventilator."[1] The panel based this recommendation on a 2020 systematic review by […] EMCrit Project by Rory Spiegel.

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"Paralyze patients with ARDS when their P/F ratio drops below 150 and they are persistently hypoxemic or fighting the ventilator."[1] The panel based this recommendation on a 2020 systematic review by […] EMCrit Project by Rory Spiegel.

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