A 50-year-old man was diagnosed with ARDS after a Whipple procedure for cancer of the head of the pancreas. The patient was intubated overnight for ventilatory support. Which ventilator setting would most likely NOT be used to treat this patient?
A. Tidal volume < 6 mL/kg of IBW
B. Use of PEEP to prevent ventilator-induced lung injury
C. Pplat ≤ 30 cm H2O
D. Lower respiratory rate to reduce repeated stretch injury
E. Target PaCO2 of 35 mm Hg