end-expiratory pressure


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end-expiratory pressure

The pressure in the lungs when exhalation is complete.
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Positive end-expiratory pressure setting in adults with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
The acute respiratory distress syndrome
Table 7 Positive end-expiratory pressure Galileo Raphael Compliance 3 ml 10 ml 3 ml 10 ml RR 10 PEEP 20 20.
Bench performance of ventilators during simulated paediatric ventilation
Maggiore SM, Jonson B, Richard J-C, Jaber S, Lemaire F, Brochard L (2001) Alveolar derecruitment at decremental positive end-expiratory pressure levels in acute lung injury.
A recruitment manoeuvre performed after endotracheal suction does not increase dynamic compliance in ventilated paediatric patients: a randomised controlled trial
4 ETT=endotracheal tube, PEEP=positive end-expiratory pressure, APACHE=Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation.
Tracheostomy in the critically ill: the myth of dead space
PEEP=positive end-expiratory pressure, PAW=peak airway pressure, BMI=body mass index, Vt=tidal volume.
Ventilation--how often are we correct?
The obstructive respiratory pattern on physical findings and auto-positive end-expiratory pressure in the flow pattern suggested peripheral airway obstruction.
Bronchiolitis obliterans presenting as prolonged ventilator dependence in a patient with paraneoplastic pemphigus
2] 57), Vt 4 ml/kg of predicted body weight, positive end-expiratory pressure 15 cm[H.
Strategies for the withdrawal of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory failure support: a new challenge?
Their method involved positive pressure ventilation with a bellows and expiration, via a series of flap valves, into a jar of water which provided positive end-expiratory pressure to keep the lungs inflated.
The early history of ventilation
PDT was performed by Ciaglia's method and patients were excluded from the study if they had an unstable cervical spine, gross thyroid swelling, prothrombin time >20 seconds or positive end-expiratory pressure greater than 5 cm[H.
Laryngeal mask airway for airway control during percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
Low tidal volume ventilation, permissive hypercapnia and high positive end-expiratory pressure have been suggested as ways to reduce ventilator-associated lung injury during mechanical ventilation (2).
Benefits and risks associated with the R100 high frequency oscillatory ventilator for patients with severe hypoxaemic respiratory failure
After correction of hypotension, the addition of positive end-expiratory pressure was instituted to assist lung re-expansion and impede further intrapleural gas collection (12,22).
Surgical tension pneumothorax during laparoscopic repair of massive hiatus hernia: a different situation requiring different management
The Laerdal Ambu valves, used for the patient connection on both the DPA01 and Glostavent systems, were each fitted with a standard Ambu positive end-expiratory pressure diverter.
Modification of Diamedica drawover anaesthetic equipment to facilitate introduction to an Australian teaching hospital

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