Proportional assist ventilation versus pressure support ventilation for weaning from mechanical ventilation in adults: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Abstract Background Pressure support ventilation (PSV) is the prevalent weaning method. Proportional assist ventilation (PAV) is an assisted ventilation mode, which is recently being applied to wean the patients from mechanical ventilation. Whether PAV or PSV is superior for weaning remains unclear....

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Main Authors: Liang-Jun Ou-Yang, Po-Huang Chen, Hong-Jie Jhou, Vincent Yi-Fong Su, Cho-Hao Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03251-4