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Figure 4

From: Measurement of pressure-volume curves in patients on mechanical ventilation: methods and significance

Figure 4

Respiratory (left panel) and pulmonary (right panel)pressure-volume curves at ZEEP in patients with acute respiratory failure orARDS presenting with (n =8, clear square) or without (n =6, filled square) a lowerinflection point. Both the compliances were significantly lower in patientswith a lower inflection point. Paw, airway pressure measured the trachea; Pes,oesophageal pressure measured in the lower third of the oesophagus. From Vieiraet al [31].

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