Abstract
Intrinsic PEEP has been described as an inspiratory threshold load to the inspiratory muscles that could increase the work of breathing. We report a patient who presented ineffective inspiratory efforts to trigger the ventilator; when we applied PEEP in similar amounts of measured intrinsic PEEP, his inspiratory efforts became able to trigger the ventilator, suggesting that the inspiratory load was alleviated.
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Fernández, R., Benito, S., Blanch, L. et al. Intrinsic PEEP: a cause of inspiratory muscle ineffectivity. Intensive Care Med 15, 51–52 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00255638
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Key words
- Mechanical ventilation
- Intrinsic PEEP
- Inspiratory muscles
- Inspiratory load