Majid M. Mughal, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile
Daniel A. Culver, DO Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Omar A. Minai, MD Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Alejandro C. Arroliga, MD Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University; Head, Section of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Address: Majid Mughal, MD, University of South Alabama Medical Center, 2451 Fillingim Street, Mobile, AL 36617-2293
ABSTRACTAuto-positive end-expiratory pressure (auto-PEEP) is a common problem in patients receiving full or partial ventilatory support, as well as in those ready to be weaned from the ventilator. Physicians should be alert for it and take measures to reduce it, as it can have serious consequences.
