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Managing concomitant ARDS and acute brain injury requires a shift from conventional protocolized approaches to individualized, physiology-driven strategies that balance competing lung and brain priorities using multimodal neuromonitoring. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the pathophysiological trade-offs between lung and brain management in patients with coexisting ARDS and acute brain injury, identifying strategies to optimize outcomes for both organs.

August 29, 2026Intensive Care MedicineOpen Access

Balancing lung and brain: physiological strategies for ARDS management in acute brain injury

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CRChiara Robba NRNekane Romero-García STShaurya Taran

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Narrative review reveals competing physiological demands between lung protection and neuroprotection in acute brain injury, suggesting individualized, physiology-driven mechanical ventilation.

Key Points

To evaluate the pathophysiological trade-offs between lung and brain management in patients with coexisting ARDS and acute brain injury, identifying strategies to optimize outcomes for both organs.
Synthesized current clinical evidence on non-invasive ventilation, invasive mechanical ventilation, rescue therapies (prone positioning, extracorporeal support), and pharmacological interventions.
Examined the physiological trade-offs of ventilatory targets—including tidal volume, positive end-expiratory pressure, arterial carbon dioxide, and oxygenation—on pulmonary mechanics and cerebral hemodynamics.
Assessed the utility of multimodal neuromonitoring techniques, such as intracranial pressure and brain tissue oxygenation, in individualizing care.
Lung-protective ventilation using low tidal volumes and high positive end-expiratory pressure can elevate arterial carbon dioxide, thereby increasing intracranial pressure and compromising cerebral perfusion.
Both hypoxemia and hyperoxemia worsen secondary brain injury, underscoring the risk of protocolized rather than tailored arterial blood gas targets.
Evidence supports transitioning from uniform ventilation protocols to physiology-guided, patient-specific strategies guided by continuous neuromonitoring and lung mechanics.

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Robba et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a92997e8e5d7d1fc0c11890 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-026-08595-z

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August 29, 2026Intensive Care MedicineOpen Access

Balancing lung and brain: physiological strategies for ARDS management in acute brain injury

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Authors

CRChiara Robba NRNekane Romero-García STShaurya Taran

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Overview

Narrative review reveals competing physiological demands between lung protection and neuroprotection in acute brain injury, suggesting individualized, physiology-driven mechanical ventilation.

Key Points

To evaluate the pathophysiological trade-offs between lung and brain management in patients with coexisting ARDS and acute brain injury, identifying strategies to optimize outcomes for both organs.
Synthesized current clinical evidence on non-invasive ventilation, invasive mechanical ventilation, rescue therapies (prone positioning, extracorporeal support), and pharmacological interventions.
Examined the physiological trade-offs of ventilatory targets—including tidal volume, positive end-expiratory pressure, arterial carbon dioxide, and oxygenation—on pulmonary mechanics and cerebral hemodynamics.
Assessed the utility of multimodal neuromonitoring techniques, such as intracranial pressure and brain tissue oxygenation, in individualizing care.
Lung-protective ventilation using low tidal volumes and high positive end-expiratory pressure can elevate arterial carbon dioxide, thereby increasing intracranial pressure and compromising cerebral perfusion.
Both hypoxemia and hyperoxemia worsen secondary brain injury, underscoring the risk of protocolized rather than tailored arterial blood gas targets.
Evidence supports transitioning from uniform ventilation protocols to physiology-guided, patient-specific strategies guided by continuous neuromonitoring and lung mechanics.

Cite This Study

Robba et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a92997e8e5d7d1fc0c11890 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-026-08595-z

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