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Although several studies have examined its potential as a prognostic marker in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the results remain inconsistent and inconclusive. This systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the association between VR and mortality in adult patients with ARDS.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Two investigators will independently conduct systematic literature searches in the PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature \/ Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la Salud (LILACS) databases, covering all publications from database inception to July 2025.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>This systematic review and meta-analysis will include prospective and retrospective cohort studies evaluating the association between the VR and mortality in adult patients with ARDS. Specifically, we aim to answer the following <jats:italic>Patient, Population or Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome<\/jats:italic> (PICO) question: In adult patients with ARDS (Population), is an elevated VR (Exposure), compared to lower or normal VR values (Comparison), associated with an increased risk of mortality (Outcome)?<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The primary outcome will be mortality, as defined in each included study. Outcomes will be analysed according to the characteristics and reporting of the original publications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The methodological quality of the included studies will be assessed using the Quality In Prognosis Studies tool, and the certainty of the evidence will be evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The review will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. A hierarchical Bayesian random-effects model will be used to synthesise the data, with effect sizes expressed as ORs and 95% credible intervals. Weakly informative priors will be applied to model parameters.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Between-study heterogeneity will be assessed through the estimation of the between-study variance (\u03c4\u00b2) and the I\u00b2 statistic. Subgroup analyses will be conducted based on study design and ARDS aetiology, and a bivariate meta-regression will explore potential effect modifiers. A leave-one-out sensitivity analysis will also be performed to assess the robustness of the findings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Publication bias will be evaluated using a Bayesian funnel plot and an adapted version of Egger\u2019s test.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This systematic review does not require ethics approval. 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