PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mughal, Majid M.
AU  - Culver, Daniel A.
AU  - Minai, Omar A.
AU  - Arroliga, Alejandro C.
TI  - Auto-positive end-expiratory pressure: Mechanisms and treatment
DP  - 2005 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 801--809
VI  - 72
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/9/801.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/9/801.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2005 Sep 01; 72
AB  - Auto-positive end-expiratory pressure (auto-PEEP) is a common problem in patients receiving full or partial ventilatory support, as well as in those ready to be weaned from the ventilator. Physicians should be alert for it and take measures to reduce it, as it can have serious consequences.