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Mechanical Ventilation Flashcards

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How to use transpulmonary pressure to guide ventilator settings

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Increase peep until expiratory transpulmonary pressure is > 1 and keep Vt down so that inspiratory transpulmonary pressure is < 20

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Formula for transpulmonary pressure on the vent

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P(airway) - P(esophageal)

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