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)

Descriptor ID	D018467
MeSH Number(s)	C08.618.846.688
Concept/Terms	Positive-Pressure Respiration, Intrinsic Positive-Pressure Respiration, Intrinsic Intrinsic Positive-Pressure Respiration Positive Pressure Respiration, Intrinsic Respiration, Intrinsic Positive-Pressure AutoPEEP PEEP, Intrinsic Intrinsic PEEP Non-Therapeutic Positive-Pressure Respiration Non Therapeutic Positive Pressure Respiration Respiration, Nontherapeutic Positive-Pressure Respiration, Nontherapeutic Positive Pressure Respiration, Non-Therapeutic Positive-Pressure Respiration, Non Therapeutic Positive Pressure PEEP, Occult Occult PEEP Positive-Pressure Respiration, Occult Occult Positive-Pressure Respiration Positive Pressure Respiration, Occult Respiration, Occult Positive-Pressure Nontherapeutic Positive-Pressure Respiration Nontherapeutic Positive Pressure Respiration Positive-Pressure Respiration, Nontherapeutic Positive Pressure Respiration, Nontherapeutic Auto-PEEP Auto PEEP Positive-Pressure Respiration, Non-Therapeutic Positive Pressure Respiration, Non Therapeutic

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