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We thank Drs. Takir and Esquinas for their interest in our research [1]. In our paper we described an open-loop decision support system that is intended to assist the clinician in setting pressure support, evaluated in a mixed population of patients not currently anticipating weaning. We understand that distinct patient diagnoses has specific needs, to accommodate individual needs, the DSS has modes of operation that can be chosen by the clinician. Due to the limited sample size of the study there is insufficient data to draw conclusions about its operation on COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure.
Source: Journal of Critical Care - Category: Intensive Care Authors: Source Type: research