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For example: Performing a manual AutoPEEP assessment
maneuver:
1. Ensure the Paw waveform is displayed.
2. Open the
Hold
window.
3. Wait until the Paw waveform plot restarts from the left-
hand side.
4. Wait for the next inspiration.
5. Then select
Exp
hold
. Close the window without activat-
ing. Do not touch the screen or press the button.
6. Observe the patient’s Paw during the subsequent
obstructed exhalation phase.
7. Measure AutoPEEP by examining points on the curve with
the cursor (for details about the freeze and cursor measure-
ment, see the previous section).
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