Topic of the Week December 28th to January 3rd 2015 PEEP Monday Luecke. Positive end-expiratory pressure and cardiac output. Crit Care 2005;9(6):607–621 Tuesday Mughal. Auto-positive end-expiratory pressure: Mechanisms and treatment. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2005;72:801-809 Wednesday Vargas. PEEP Role in ICU and Operating Room: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Practice. The Scientific World Journal 2014;2014:852356 Thursday Guerin. The preventive role of higher PEEP in treating severely hypoxemic ARDS. Minerva Anestesiol 2011;77(8):835-45 Friday Miller. Should Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Patients With ARDS Be Set on Oxygenation? Yes. Chest 2012;141(6):1379-1382 Saturday Schmidt. Counterpoint: Should Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Patients With ARDS Be Set Based on Oxygenation? No. Chest 2012;141(6):1382-1384 Sunday Rebuttal From Dr Miller. Chest 2012;141(6):1384-1386 | Rebuttal From Dr Schmidt. Chest 2012;141(6):1386-1387