POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE

Course overview

POSITIVE END-EXPIRATORY PRESSURE (PEEP) IS A VALUE THAT CAN BE SET UP IN PATIENTS RECEIVING INVASIVE OR NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, COMPLICATIONS, AND OTHER KEY ELEMENTS OF THE USE OF PEEP IN THE CLINICAL SETTING AS RELATES TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS REQUIRING ASSISTED VENTILATION.