This work was funded by the Brazilian Council for Scien-tific and Technological Development(COVID-19-CNPq);Rio de Janeiro State Research Foundation(COVID-19-FAPERJ);Fund-ing Authority for Studies and Projects(FINEP);Brazilian Ministry of Science,Technology;Information COVID-19 Network(RedeVírus MCTI).
Considerable progress has been made over the last decades in the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS).Mechanical ventilation(MV)remains the cornerstone of supportive therapy for ARDS.Lung-protective...