Applied PEEP during pressure support reduces the inspiratory threshold load of intrinsic PEEP.

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Summary

PEEPi is common in OAD patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support and can be offset to large extent by circuit PEEP approaching the baseline PEEPi, although total patient effort substantially falls with applied PEEP, the patient effort that combine with PS to effect VT does not.

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Published
1997-01-01
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Medicine, Dynamic hyperinflation, Mechanical ventilation, Anesthesia, Ventilation (architecture)

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