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Reverse Triggering With and Without Breath Stacking During Pressure-Controlled Ventilation: Exposure Burden and

Song Zhang¹, Siyi Yuan¹, Elias Baedorf Kassis²

¹Drs. Zhang, Yuan, Chi, Huang, Yang, He and Profs. Su and Long are affiliated with Department of Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

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|May 27, 2026

Summary

Reverse triggering with breath-stacking during pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) is common and linked to worse patient outcomes. Higher pressures, driving pressures, and longer mechanical ventilation durations were observed, with a volume threshold potentially indicating harm.

Keywords:

breath stacking pressure-controlled reverse triggering risk factors sedation and analgesia ventilator-induced lung injury

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Published on: December 5, 2025

Area of Science:

Critical Care Medicine
Respiratory Physiology
Mechanical Ventilation

Background:

Reverse triggering, a complex form of ventilator dyssynchrony, has varied phenotypes.
The clinical impact and exposure burden of reverse triggering during pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) remain underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the incidence of reverse triggering during PCV.
To characterize the impact of breath-stacking on clinical outcomes and ventilator mechanics.

Main Methods:

Prospective, observational analysis of adult subjects on PCV with long-term monitoring.
Primary outcome: duration of invasive mechanical ventilation.
Secondary outcomes: changes in mechanics, tidal volumes, risk factors for reverse triggering, and volume thresholds associated with harm.

Main Results:

174 of 429 subjects (40.6%) experienced reverse triggering; 80 had associated breath-stacking.
Breath-stacking correlated with higher peak inspiratory pressure (PIP), driving pressure (ΔP), and longer mechanical ventilation duration.
Risk factors for breath-stacking included higher ΔP, tidal volume, fentanyl infusion, and lower P_aO₂/F_IO₂.

Conclusions:

Reverse triggering with breath-stacking during PCV is associated with increased PIP, ΔP, and prolonged mechanical ventilation.
A breath-stacked volume threshold of 141 mL may indicate prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Fentanyl use and impaired gas exchange (lower P_aO₂/F_IO₂) are risk factors for reverse triggering with breath-stacking.