Abbreviations
PCV-CMV
pressurecontrolledventilation–controlledmandatoryventilation
PCV-CPAP
pressurecontrolledventilation&continuouspositiveairwaypressure
PCWP
pulmonarycapillarywedgepressure
PCV-SIMV
pressurecontrolledventilation&synchronizedintermittentmandatory
ventilation
PDF
portabledocumentformat
PDM
patientdatamodule
PE
polyethylene
Pedipediatric
PEEP
positiveend-expiratorypressure
PEEPe
extrinsicpositiveendexpiratorypressure(ICU,NICU,EDsoftware
packages)
PEEPestat
staticextrinsicpositiveendexpiratorypressure(ICU,EDsoftware
packages)
PEEPe+PEEPi
totalpositiveendexpiratorypressure(ICU,NICU,EDsoftwarepackages)
PEEPi
intrinsicpositiveendexpiratorypressure(ICU,NICU,EDsoftware
packages)
PEEPistat
staticintrinsicpositiveendexpiratorypressure(ICU,EDsoftware
packages)
PEEPtot
totalpositiveendexpiratorypressure(OR,PACUsoftwarepackages)
pg/mlpicogrampermilliliter
pH
potentialofhydrogen
pHa
arterialpH
pHv
mixedvenouspH
pHv
venouspH
PIC
patientinterfacecable
PICU
pediatricintensivecareunit
Pinsp
inspiratory(target)pressure
PIr
perfusionindex(relative)
Plethplethysmographicpulsewaveform
Pmean
meanpressure
Pminminimumpressure
PN
partnumber
pO2;PO2
oxygenpartialpressure
Ppeakpeakpressure
Pplatplateau(pause)pressure
Pplatstatstaticplateaupressure
PPV
pulsepressurevariation
PR
pulserate
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