Continuous monitoring of intrinsic PEEP based on expired CO2 kinetics: an experimental validation study

Abstract Background Quantification of intrinsic PEEP (PEEPi) has important implications for patients subjected to invasive mechanical ventilation. A new non-invasive breath-by-breath method (etCO2D) for determination of PEEPi is evaluated. Methods In 12 mechanically ventilated pigs, dynamic hyperinf...

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Main Authors: Sarah Heili-Frades, Fernando Suarez-Sipmann, Arnoldo Santos, Maria Pilar Carballosa, Alba Naya-Prieto, Carlos Castilla-Reparaz, Maria Jesús Rodriguez-Nieto, Nicolás González-Mangado, German Peces -Barba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-019-2430-9