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Dear Editor,
Thank you for forwarding the reader’s letter regarding our recent publication in Respiratory Care. We appreciate the opportunity to address the concerns raised.
First, we acknowledge the reader’s insightful critique regarding the complexities of managing nocturnal ventilatory support and the challenges faced by health care professionals in optimizing patient care. Achieving a balance between ventilatory support and minimizing sleep disruption is indeed crucial. However, there are several points we would like to clarify.
Regarding the comment on pressure controlled ventilation (PCV) and its purported benefits for ventilatory muscle rest and successful weaning, we respectfully maintain our conclusion based on the reviewed literature.1,2 Whereas we acknowledge the lack of unanimous consensus on this topic, several studies referenced …
Correspondence: Ming-Chi Hu MD, Respiratory Therapy Room, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan. E-mail: 20549@s.tmu.edu.tw
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