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July 01, 2009; Volume 76,Issue 7
Diaz-guzman, Enrique
- You have accessAlternative modes of mechanical ventilation: A review for the hospitalistEduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD, Enrique Diaz-Guzman, MD, Gustavo A. Heresi, MD and Robert L. Chatburn, BS, RRT-NPSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2009, 76 (7) 417-430; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08043
Newer ventilators can be set to modes other than the pressure-control and volume-control modes of older machines. We review how they work and contrast their theoretical benefits and actual evidence of benefit.