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Re: Re: Re: IPAP/EPAP Differential

Posted by RenoTom on August 27, 2002 at 20:30:32:

In Reply to: Re: Re: IPAP/EPAP Differential posted by Doug H. on August 27, 2002 at 04:24:31:

Not really Doug. The IPAP pressure would probably be 15, but the EPAP was raised to 15 to get the CPAP pressure. We don't know what the EPAP pressure was in your case.
Unless you were titrated with this protocol, you wouldn't be able to ascertain the BIPAP pressures from the CPAP pressure.
RenoTom

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