Kevin P Seitz, Bradley D Lloyd, Li Wang, Matthew S Shotwell, Edward T Qian, Roger K Richardson, Jeffery C Rooks, Vanessa Hennings-Williams, Claire E Sandoval, Whitney D Richardson, Tracy Morgan, Amber N Thompson, Pamela G Hastings, Terry P Ring, Joanna L Stollings, Erica M Talbot, David J Krasinski, Bailey Decoursey, Kevin W Gibbs, Wesley H Self, Amanda S Mixon, Todd W Rice, Matthew W Semler, Jonathan D Casey
BACKGROUND: For every critically ill adult receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, clinicians must select a mode of ventilation. The mode of ventilation determines whether the ventilator directly controls the tidal volume or the inspiratory pressure. Newer hybrid modes allow clinicians to set a target tidal volume; the ventilator controls and adjusts the inspiratory pressure. A strategy of low tidal volumes and low plateau pressure improves outcomes, but the optimal mode to achieve these targets is not known...
March 2024: CHEST Crit Care