Strategies to Reduce Auto-PEEP in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Obstructive

Multiple Choice

Strategies to reduce auto-PEEP in mechanically ventilated patients with obstructive lung disease include all of the following except which one?

A) Use high inspiratory flows (60 to 100 L/min) .
B) Apply extrinsic PEEP.
C) Use low V_T values (8 to 10 ml/kg) .
D) Use high respiratory rates (greater than 25/min) .