1070. Effects of two different mechanical ventilation strategies on lung conditions after experimental ARDS following blunt chest trauma and pulmonary contusion in pigs

Pulmonary contusion (PC) is common after blunt chest trauma, leads to inhomogeneous lung injury and can result in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [1]. Strategies for mechanical ventilation (MV) with different physiological rationales and approaches to positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and tidal volume (TV) adjustment are proposed[1–3].