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Descriptor English:

Positive-Pressure Respiration, Intrinsic

Descriptor Spanish:

Respiración de Presión Positiva Intrínseca

Descriptor Portuguese:

Respiração por Pressão Positiva Intrínseca

Synonyms English:

Auto-PEEP
Positive-Pressure Respiration, Occult
PEEP, Intrinsic
PEEP, Occult

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Definition English:

Non-therapeutic positive end-expiratory pressure occurring frequently in patients with severe airway obstruction. It can appear with or without the administration of external positive end-expiratory pressure (POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION). It presents an important load on the inspiratory muscles which are operating at a mechanical disadvantage due to hyperinflation. Auto-PEEP may cause profound hypotension that should be treated by intravascular volume expansion, increasing the time for expiration, and/or changing from assist mode to intermittent mandatory ventilation mode. (From Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p1127)

Indexing Annotation English:

note category: a type of resp insuff; do not confuse with POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE or PEEP see POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION, a form of artif resp (Cat E); DF: note short X ref

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Record Number:

32071

Unique Identifier:

D018467

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