New Lung Ventilation Strategies Guided by Transpulmonary Pressure in VV-ECMO for Severe ARDS

New ventilation strateg: pressure assist control mode; inspiratory pressure was lowered to keep Ppeak less than 25cmH2O; set the PEEP at such a level that expiratory transpulmonary pressure stays between 0 and 5 cmH2O; respiratory rate of 10 breaths per minute; FiO2 less than 0.5.

Conventional ventilation strategy: pressure assist control mode; keep the Ppeak between 20 and 25 cmH2O; set PEEP between 10 and 15 cmH2O; respiratory rate of 10 breaths per minute; FiO2 less than 0.5.