The Effects of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure on Transpulmonary Pressure and Recruitment –Derecruitment During Neurally Adjusted Ventilator Assist: A Continuous Computed Tomography Study in an Animal Model of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

ConclusionThis study shows that injurious phenomena like R/D and high PTP are present in NAVA at the two extremes of the PEEP spectrum. Willing to titrate PEEP to limit these phenomena, the physician must choose the best compromise between restraining the R/D or PTP.
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - Category: Physiology Source Type: research