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Change in transpulmonary pressure (PL) from passive to active breathing during a) volume control ventilation (VCV) and b) pressure control ventilation (PCV). By contrast to VCV, with PCV an increasing effort will increase the flow and volume delivered. Paw: airway pressure; Pmus: muscular pressure.
