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Discrepancy between set and displayed PEEP values

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Abbreviations

PEEP:

Positive end-expiratory pressure

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  1. Surgical Center, Kumamoto University Hospital, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan

    Tatsuhiro Ishimura & Yoshihiro Ikuta

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan

    Naoyuki Hirata

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TI noticed this phenomenon, proposed to report it, designed the experiment, analyzed the data, interviewed the manufacturers involved, and wrote the manuscript. YI helped to design the experiment and revised the manuscript. NH revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Correspondence to Tatsuhiro Ishimura.

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We borrowed the latest version of the flow sensor from the manufacturer free of charge to verify the improvement.

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Consent for publication was obtained verbally from Nihon Kohden Inc., a manufacturer of bedside monitors, and Getinge AB, a manufacturer of FLOW-i™ anesthesia workstations.

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Ishimura, T., Ikuta, Y. & Hirata, N. Discrepancy between set and displayed PEEP values. J Anesth 37, 652–653 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-023-03181-9

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