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. 2020 Jul 4;38(10):2194–2202. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.082

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Fig. 1 — An example of a plateau pressure, checked after an end inspiratory pause when inspiratory flow has reached zero. The plateau pressure is 30 cm H₂O, in a volume control mode with a set 420 mL (6 mL/kg PBW) tidal volume. The driving pressure is 15 cm H₂O (plateau pressure of 30 cm H₂O - PEEP of 15 cm H₂O). The driving pressure is related to the static compliance of the respiratory system (C_RS) by C_RS = Tidal Volume/Driving Pressure. In this patient the C_RS is low at 28 mL/cm H₂O.