“Mechanical Ventilation as a Therapeutic Tool to Reduce ARDS Incidence”, published in the December 2015 issue of CHEST (2015;148(6):1396-1404), was retracted after the Journal determined that the authors had not conformed to the Journal's Instructions to Authors to disclose all relevant conflicts of interest by failing to disclose major competing interests that are, in the judgment of the Journal, likely to influence interpretations or recommendations.