Why the study?
Does proportional assist ventilation (PAV) improve neuroventilatory coupling compared to assist-volume control (AVC) and pressure support (PS) in conscious ventilated subjects?
Population
7 conscious subjects connected to a ventilator
Comparison
Proportional assist ventilation with assist… vs Assist-volume control and pressure support…
Design
RCT, Randomly ventilated on assist-volume control, pressure support or…
Authors
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Supports PAV selection in conscious ventilated patients; confirms physiological advantages over PS and AVC in an RCT.
Does proportional assist ventilation (PAV) improve neuroventilatory coupling compared to assist-volume control (AVC) and pressure support (PS) in conscious ventilated subjects?
Proportional assist ventilation better preserves neuroventilatory coupling in response to chemical feedback compared to pressure support and assist-volume control modes.
Mitrouska et al. (1999) studied this question.
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