Is it better to use the assisted/control or synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) with pressure support mode of ventilation in patients who fail weaning? General recommendations for ...

OBJECTIVE: To compare pressure support ventilation (PSV) with volume guarantee (VG) to synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) in infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). STUDY ...

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the feasibility of conducting a prospective, randomized trial comparing early high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) to synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation ...

I presume you're referring to the weaning process. The only setting that I can think of in which this might not work is that in which very high PEEP settings are required (eg, ≥ 15 cm H2O PEEP in ...