A105 CRITICAL CARE: IMPROVING PROGNOSTICATION IN CRITICAL ILLNESS: Use Of Higher Positive End Expiratory Pressure Relative To The Ards Network Protocol Is Associated With Decreased Mortality In Children

Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis (03/2009-04/2013) of invasively mechanically ventilated (IMV) patients with Pediatric ARDS (PARDS) admitted to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles ICU. For a given FiO2, the relative distance from ARDSNet recommended PEEP levels were assigned (i.e. -5 meant PEEP 5 cm H20 below ARDSNet recommendations).The median distances over the first 24 hours of PARDS diagnosis were used for analysis.