What is the best way to optimize the patient’s end expiratory lung volume?
A. PEEP setting guided by measurement of transpulmonary pressures Wrong Choice!
B. Recruitment maneuver followed by PEEP optimization guided by measurements of transpulmonary pressures Correct Choice
C. Zero PEEP Wrong Choice!
D. PEEP set by clinician preference Wrong Choice!
Answer:B
What is the best way to optimize the patient’s end expiratory lung volume?
A. PEEP setting guided by measurement of transpulmonary pressures Wrong Choice! B. Recruitment maneuver followed by PEEP optimization guided by measurements of transpulmonary pressures Correct Choice C. Zero PEEP Wrong Choice! D. PEEP set by clinician preference Wrong Choice!