Cir Cir
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
[Mean airway pressure during pressure-controlled ventilation with static vs. dynamic positive end-expiratory pressure].
Positive end-expiratory pressure increases mean airway pressure (Paw) in patients with mechanical ventilation. We undertook this study to compare mean airway pressure (Paw) generated with static PEEP (sPEEP) vs. dynamic PEEP (dPEEP) at the same level of total PEEP (tPEEP) in the same patient with pressure-controlled mechanical ventilation (PC). ⋯ During pressure control ventilation, mean airway pressure is affected by the level of total PEEP and its composition. Paw is higher when dynamic PEEP participates in the composition of total PEEP.