| This review explains how proportional ventilation modes improve the match between the patient and the ventilator and provide the potential for both lung and diaphragm-protective ventilation. We discuss different methods to titrate inspiratory assist levels, which is a key challenge at the bedside, as optimal targets of respiratory muscle effort may vary among patients and over the course of critical illness. |
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