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Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiration Disorders > Respiratory Insufficiency > Positive-Pressure Respiration, Intrinsic

Preferred term

Positive-Pressure Respiration, Intrinsic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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)

Entry terms

  • Auto-PEEP
  • AutoPEEP
  • Non-Therapeutic Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • Nontherapeutic Positive-Pressure Respiration
  • PEEP, Intrinsic
  • PEEP, Occult
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration, Non-Therapeutic
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration, Nontherapeutic
  • Positive-Pressure Respiration, Occult
  • Respiration, Non-Therapeutic Positive-Pressure
  • Respiration, Nontherapeutic Positive-Pressure

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