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Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) provides bedside assessment of regional ventilation and may support individualized ventilation by informing PEEP titration, but evidence in trauma- and postoperative-associated ARDS remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this single-center randomized controlled trial, 86 adults with moderate-to-severe trauma- or postoperative-associated ARDS were randomized to an EIT-guided individualized ventilation strategy (n\u2009=\u200943) or a lower-PEEP\/FiO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      strategy (n\u2009=\u200943). Four patients were transferred early before analyzable follow-up data were collected; therefore, the modified intention-to-treat population included 42 patients in the EIT group and 40 in the control group. In the EIT group, the multicomponent strategy included EIT monitoring, recruitment maneuvers, decremental PEEP titration, repeated reassessment, and individualized PEEP selection based on the intersection of regional collapse and overdistension curves. The co-primary physiologic outcomes were PaO\u2082\/FiO\u2082 and static respiratory system compliance (Cstat), assessed longitudinally over 3 days. Secondary outcomes included mechanical power (MP), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores, ventilator-free days, ICU length of stay, barotrauma, and 28-day mortality. Prespecified exploratory analyses evaluated physiologic responses according to pulmonary contusion status. This study was powered for physiologic endpoints rather than clinical outcomes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PaO\u2082\/FiO\u2082 improved in both groups, with greater increases in the EIT group during Days 1\u20133 (Sidak-adjusted p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Overall Cstat trajectories were similar between groups. The EIT-guided individualized ventilation strategy was associated with improved oxygenation without increases in plateau pressure or driving pressure. No differential temporal pattern in MP normalized to predicted body weight (MP\/PBW) was observed, although overall values were modestly higher in the EIT group. Secondary clinical outcomes were broadly similar between groups. Exploratory analyses suggested greater SOFA score reduction and shorter ICU length of stay in the EIT group. Duration of mechanical ventilation, ventilator-free days, and 28-day mortality were similar between groups. Exploratory subgroup analyses suggested selected later improvements in Cstat among patients without pulmonary contusion, whereas MP\/PBW was modestly higher in the EIT group across subgroups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In trauma- and postoperative-associated ARDS, an EIT-guided individualized ventilation strategy was associated with improved oxygenation compared with a lower-PEEP\/FiO\u2082 strategy, while maintaining plateau and driving pressures within lung-protective ranges. These findings suggest the physiological feasibility of this strategy, but do not establish the independent effect of EIT monitoring or the underlying mechanistic pathway. 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