title: The effect of pressure support ventilation on auto-PEEP in a patient with asthma.
abstract: We report the effect of pressure support ventilation (PSV) on auto-PEEP in a patient with asthma. The patient showed a high level of auto-PEEP during spontaneous breathing through a T-piece. PSV effectively decreased auto-PEEP and inspiratory muscle effort with increasing levels of PSV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokioka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saeki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinjo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kosaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011312:Pressure; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics