1 The difference between plateau pressure
and auto-PEEP decreased between the early and late time poin
2 arge difference between plateau pressure
and auto-PEEP was only seen after expiratory time was prolon
3 Peak pressure, plateau pressure,
and auto-PEEP were measured at an early time point, when air
4 The connection
between auto-PEEP and its cardiovascular effects, however, may g
5 of airway resistances and lung
compliances,
auto-PEEP can be generated to substantial levels dependi
6 17.8 +/- 3.5 cm H2O without compensation
for auto-PEEP (p = .01).
7 cm H2O; p<.001), but only minimal change
in auto-PEEP (5 +/- 3 to 4 +/- 3 cm H2O).
8 ical ventilation + TGI causes an increase
in auto-PEEP that can blunt CO2 elimination.
9 We tested the hypothesis that TGI-
induced auto-PEEP alters ventilatory variables.
10 We predicted that TGI-
induced auto-PEEP offsets the beneficial effects of TGI on CO2 e
11 TGI-
induced auto-PEEP was calculated based on dynamic compliance mea
12 In three patients,
low auto-PEEP and a large difference between plateau pressur
13 ime resulted in a large decrease in
measured auto-PEEP (14 +/- 4 to 5 +/- 4 cm H2O), but a much small
14 nflation may be present despite low
measured auto-PEEP, especially at low respiratory rates.
15 We conclude that
measured auto-PEEP may underestimate end-expiratory alveolar pres
16 logic paradigms can cause the development
of auto-PEEP during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
17 h of these factors has on the development
of auto-PEEP.
18 without compensating for the development
of auto-PEEP.
19 ay be a hemodynamically significant level
of auto-PEEP.
20 the effect that ventilatory factors have
on auto-PEEP in a simulation of patients with lung disease
21 d that keeping total PEEP (ventilator
PEEP +
auto-PEEP) constant enhances the CO2 elimination efficie
22 to an auto-positive end-expiratory
pressure (
auto-PEEP) effect.
23 Auto-positive end-expiratory
pressure (
auto-PEEP) is a physiologic phenomenon defined as the po
24 nt of auto-positive end-expiratory
pressure (
auto-PEEP).