of mechanical ventilation Eva Nourbakhsh MD

   Plateau >30 cmH2O


                   image   Peak pressure >40 cmH2O


                   image   VT > 12–15 ml/kg


                   image   PEEP >10–15 cmH2O




Ventilator-associated pneumonia


 

      •   Refer to chapter 26


Oxygen toxicity


 

      •   It is not clear what concentration of inspired oxygen causes toxicity. The general principle is to reduce the FiO2 to the lowest level that maintains a PaO2 > 55 mmHg or SaO2 >88%. Oxygen toxicity is associated with:


 




   Physiologic effects


                       image   Depression of respiratory drive


                       image   Pulmonary vasodilation


                       image   Ventilation-perfusion mismatch


                       image   Hypercarbia


 

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