Objective: To obtain optimal titration of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) during mechanical ventilation with functional residual capacity and ventilation homogeneity measurements.

or inability of the inspiratory muscles to sustain adequate alveolar ventilation (acute exacerbations of COPD). The major aims of PEEP are considered to be the improvement in oxygenation ...

In mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS, the treatment effect of neuromuscular blockade on mortality likely varies with respiratory elastance.

and the corresponding positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). These are interventional measures employed in mechanical ventilation for patients experiencing severe respiratory distress.