Manipulating the ventilator to protect the critically ill ARDS patient from harm, while simultaneously improving their condition, is one of the dark arts of intensive care practice.

Airway Pressure Release Ventilation is a somewhat novel mode of mechanical ventilation which seeks to enhance lung recruitment while reducing lung injury.  Ed Litton is an Intensivist and researcher from the Fiona Stanley Hospital in Perth, Australia, and he joins Todd to chat about his approach to APRV