Figure 32-46 Influence of positive-pressure mechanical ventilation on pulmonary artery pressure. Pulmonary artery pressure should be measured at end-expiration (#1, 15 mm Hg) to obviate the artifact caused by positive-pressure inspiration (#2, 22 mm Hg). Compare with Figure 32-27 . (Redrawn from Mark JB: Atlas of Cardiovascular Monitoring. New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1998, Fig. 16-3.)


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