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controlled mechanical ventilation; continuous mandatory ventilation (CMV)
1) breaths are delivered at a preset time interval or rate
2) tidal volume is set by the operator
3) patient cannot trigger or override the ventilator
General
mechanical ventilation (assisted ventilation)
References
Jon D. Hirasuna, M.D. Clinical Professor of Medicine,
UC Davis, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF, Sept
1997