Select an Initial Pressure Setting that is Just Slightly Higher than the Patient’s Peak Pressure When Attempting a Pressure Support Wean Anthony D. Slonim MD, DrPH Pressure-support ventilationis a flow-cycled…
Be Cautious in Using Positive End-Expiratory Pressure After Single-Lung Transplants Eric S. Weiss MD Ashish S. Sanh MD Case A 63-year-old man with an extensive history of cigarette smoking and…
Have a High Suspicion of Auto Positive End-Expiratory Pressure when Attempting to Wean Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Jose Rodriguez-paz MD Case You are in the intensive care unit…
Remember that Recruitment of Alveoli Using an Increased Level of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure can Take 6 to 12 Hours David N. Hager MD There are two forms of positive end-expiratory…
Remember that Static Compliance of the Respiratory System is not the same Thing as Dynamic Compliance Nirav G. Shah MD Compliance is a measure of lung distensibility and is measured…
Consider Airway Pressure Release Ventilation for Delivering an Open-Lung Strategy Anthony D. Slonim MD, DrPH Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is a newer mode of mechanical ventilation that alternates between…
Use Plateau or Mean Pressure as a more Accurate Assessment of Barotrauma than Peak Pressure Benjamin Kratzert MD Anushirvan Minokadeh MD Monitoring lung mechanics during mechanical ventilation has become an…
Know how to Measure Plateau Pressure when Using Pressure-Regulated Volume Control Ventilation Mode and Know what to do with the Value Once it is Obtained David N. Hager MD Mechanical…
Check for a Cuff Leak in Patients who Might have Tracheal EDEMA Before Extubation E. David Bravos MD Critically ill patients often require intubation and mechanical ventilation. Along with the…
Do not Overinflate the Endotracheal Cuff Gregory Dalencourt MD Elizabeth A. Martinez MD, MHS A large percentage of patients who are cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU) are…
