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Inspiratory Muscle Training as an Adjunct to the Treatment of Weaning Failure in Critically Ill Patients: A Practical Guide
Published on: January 30, 2026
[Pressure support ventilation and proportional assist ventilation during weaning from mechanical ventilation]
H Aguirre-Bermeo1, M Bottiroli2, S Italiano3
1Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, España; Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Reus, Tarragona, España.
Objectives:
To compare tolerance, duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) and clinical outcomes during weaning from MV in patients subjected to either pressure support ventilation (PSV) or proportional assist ventilation (PAV).
Design:
A prospective, observational study was carried out.
Setting:
Intensive Care Unit.
Patients:
A total of 40 consecutive subjects were allocated to either the PSV or the PAV group until each group contained 20 patients. Patients were included in the study when they met the criteria to begin weaning and the attending physician decided to initiate the weaning process. The physician selected the modality and set the ventilatory parameters.
Interventions:
None.
Variables Of Interest:
Demographic data, respiratory mechanics, ventilatory parameters, duration of MV, and clinical outcomes (reintubation, tracheostomy, mortality).
Results:
Baseline characteristics were similar in both groups. No significant differences were observed between the PSV and PAV groups in terms of the total duration of MV (10 [5-18] vs. 9 [7-19] days; P=.85), reintubation (5 [31%] vs. 3 [19%]; P=.69), or mortality (4 [20%] vs. 5 [25%] deaths; P=1). Eight patients (40%) in the PSV group and 6 patients (30%) in the PAV group (P=.74) required a return to volume assist-control ventilation due to clinical deterioration.
Conclusions:
Tolerance, duration of MV and clinical outcomes during weaning from mechanical ventilation were similar in PSV and PAV.
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