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Relationship between duration of pressure support mechanical ventilation (PSV) and twitch trans diaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) generation in ventilated patients. The greatest loss in Pdi occurs in the first 5–7 days of MV and the rate of Pdi loss slows after about 7 days. Adapted from Hermans, 2010.
