The effect of pressure support ventilation on auto-PEEP in a patient with asthma.

Hiroaki Tokioka,Seiko Saito,Shinsei Saeki,Minoru Kinjo,Futami Kosaka

The effect of pressure support ventilation on auto-PEEP in a patient with asthma.

1992

Hiroaki Tokioka
Seiko Saito
Shinsei Saeki
Minoru Kinjo
Futami Kosaka

We report the effect of pressure support ventilation (PSV) on auto-PEEP in a patient with asthma. The patient showed a high level of auto-PEEP during spontaneous breathing through a T-piece. PSV effectively decreased auto-PEEP and inspiratory muscle effort with increasing levels of PSV.

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Intensive care medicine
Respiratory disease
Controlled mechanical ventilation
Resuscitation
Pressure support ventilation
Hyperinflation
Artificial ventilation
Breathing
Asthma
Cardiology
Anesthesia
Medicine
Internal medicine
auto peep

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