Advantages
- Adapts to the patient's resistance and compliance on a breath-by-breath basis
- Tidal volume varies less than with pressure-controlled CMV (PC-CMV)
- As inspiratory flow is not limited, as with volume-controlled CMV (VC-CMV) 'assisted' breaths triggered by the patient are more comfortable for those with high inspiratory flow demands (as long as tidal volume is set appropriately, see below)
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