Europe PMC

Optimal method for selecting PEEP level in ALI/ARDS patients under mechanical ventilation.

The PEEP in ALI/ARDS had been used since its' description (1967). Up-to-date no optimal approach to PEEP setting had been introduced, however common approaches that had been introduced included ...
Europe PMC

POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE (PEEP) INDEX: A NOVEL, BETTER DISCRIMINATION MARKER THAN PAO2/FIO2 FOR RESCUE MEASURES IN COVID-RELATED ARDS

PURPOSE: COVID-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. PaO2/Fio2 (PFR) is a prognostic and severity marker for ARDS. Other markers ...
BMJ

Multicentre, parallel, open-label, two-arm, randomised controlled trial on the prognosis of electrical impedance tomography-guided versus low PEEP/FiO2 table-guided PEEP ...

Introduction Previous studies suggested that electrical impedance tomography (EIT) has the potential to guide positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titration via quantifying the alveolar collapse ...
Too Old to Operate

High PEEP Ventilation Boosts ICU Survival in COVID-ARDS

The following is a summary of “High PEEP/low FiO 2 ventilation is associated with lower mortality in COVID–19,” published in the October 2024 issue of Critical Care by Goossen et al. The effectiveness ...
pulmonologyadvisor

Effect of PEEP in COVID-19-Related ARDS Similar to Classical ARDS

ventilator machine controls The effects of positive end expiratory pressure in COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are similar to those reported in classical ARDS. The effects ...