pulmonary artery catheter measurement can be affected at higher PEEP

• related: pulmonary artery catheter
• tags: #literature #cardiology #icu

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• higher PEEP (>10) => vasculature in lung might not fill => region of lung becomes West zone 1 => inaccurate wedge pressure¹

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  • pulmonary artery catheter measurement can be affected at higher PEEP

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