呼氣末期正壓

呼氣尾聲正壓(英文:Positive end-expiratory pressure ,簡稱:PEEP)是指存在於呼氣尾聲階段,肺部(肺泡壓力英語alveolar pressure)中高於大氣壓力(即為體外壓力)的肺內氣壓。[1][2]

呼氣尾聲正壓包含「內在」的呼氣尾聲正壓及「外在」的呼氣尾聲正壓;前者為尚未呼氣完結所致,後者則為運用體外呼吸器所成。在吸氣過程中施加壓力的行動統稱為壓力支援英語pressure support

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  1. ^ Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). TheFreeDictionary.com英語TheFreeDictionary.com. [2018-02-09]. (原始內容存檔於2020-07-11).  Citing: Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary. 2007. 
  2. ^ Acosta, Pilar; Santisbon, Edgardo; Varon, Joseph. “The Use of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Mechanical Ventilation”. Critical Care Clinics. 2007-04, 23 (2). ISSN 0749-0704. doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2006.12.012.