Plateau pressure

Plateau pressure (P_PLAT) is the pressure applied to small airways and alveoli during positive-pressure mechanical ventilation.^[1] It is measured during an inspiratory pause on the mechanical ventilator.^[2] In ARDS maintain plateau pressure <30cm of water measured on ventilator.

References

^ Morgan, Edward G., Maged Mikhail and Michael Murry. Clinical Anesthesiology, Fourth edition, 2006. McGraw Hill, Philadelphia. Pg. 82
^ Moon, Richard and Enrico Camporesi “Respiratory Monitoring”. Miller’s Anesthesia, Sixth edition, Ronald Miller (Ed), 2005, Elsevier, New York. Pg.1466.

v t e Mechanical ventilation
Fundamentals	Modes of mechanical ventilation Mechanical ventilation in emergencies Nomenclature of mechanical ventilation
Modes	IMV/SIMV CMV ACV CSV PAP BPAP/NIV CPAP APRV MMV PAV ASV HFV List of modes by category
Related illness	ARDS Atelectotrauma Biotrauma Pulmonary barotrauma Pulmonary volutrauma Rheotrauma Ventilator-associated pneumonia Oxygen toxicity Ventilator-associated lung injury
Pressure	P_EEP FiO₂ Δ_P P_IP P_S P_AW P_plat
Volumes	V_T V_E V_f
Other	C_dyn C_static P_AO₂ V_D/V_T OI A-a gradient Mechanical power