Ventilator gas delivery wave form substantially impacts plateau pressure and peak-to-plateau pressure gradient determination
Maung AA, Johnson DC, Luckianow GM, Kaplan LJ. Ventilator gas delivery wave form substantially impacts plateau pressure and peak-to-plateau pressure gradient determination. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2015, 78: 976-979. PMID: 25909418, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult surgical intensive care unitAdult intensive care unit patientsSurgical intensive care unitIntensive care unit patientsPeak airway pressureCare unit patientsIntensive care unitAirway pressureUnit patientsIll patientsCare unitNeuromuscular blockadeVentilator parametersUnwarranted therapyPplatPatientsLevel IIINormal valuesDiagnostic studiesVentilation parametersPressure measurementsPlateau pressureFentanylPropofolMidazolam