Can the plateau be higher than the peak pressure?

Hassan Sajjad; Gregory A. Schmidt; Roy G. Brower; Michael Eberlein

doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.201707-553CC

Can the plateau be higher than the peak pressure?

Hassan Sajjad, Gregory A. Schmidt, Roy G. Brower, Michael Eberlein

School of Medicine

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Abstract

This case highlights that patients with severe ARDS can have a significant respiratory drive. In this circumstance, it is important to recognize that in pressure-regulated modes of ventilation, the peak inspiratory pressure may not be a good surrogate of the transpulmonary pressure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	754-759
Number of pages	6
Journal	Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Volume	15
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201707-553CC
State	Published - Jun 2018

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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