Related Experiment Videos
Unilateral lung hyperinflation and herniation as a manifestation of intrinsic PEEP
S E Eveloff1, S Rounds, S S Braman
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence 02903.
Chest
|July 1, 1990
Abstract:
In a 64-year-old ventilated patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and extensive unilateral pneumonia, intrinsic PEEP became recognized when the chest roentgenogram showed unilateral lung hyperinflation and herniation of a large bulla to the contralateral hemithorax. The use of an on-line suction catheter may have contributed to the development of intrinsic PEEP. Removal of the catheter resulted in roentgenographic and clinical improvement.