Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Clinical Education, Critical Care, CRNA Education Joshua Olson Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Management, Clinical Education, Critical Care, CRNA Education Joshua Olson

To PEEP or not to PEEP? Why This Lung Recruitment Video Changes Everything

At its core, PEEP prevents alveolar collapse at end expiration. Without it, alveoli repeatedly open and close with each breath, what we call atelectotrauma, which contributes to ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI).

That’s why PEEP is considered standard of care.

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