Driving Pressure + static/dynamic compliance

Ventilator driving pressure dP = plateau - PEEP, plus static compliance; dP >15 cmH2O flags elevated risk.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Plateau pressure
25 cmH2O
PEEP
10 cmH2O
Tidal volume
400 mL

Result: Driving pressure 15 cmH2O (within target); static compliance 26.7 mL/cmH2O.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

  • Plateau pressure
  • PEEP
  • Tidal volume
How this is calculated

Amato MBP, et al. NEJM. 2015;372(8):747-755 (driving pressure and ARDS survival). dP = plateau - PEEP; static compliance = Vt / dP. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.