Types of invasive mechanical ventilation - McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine

Table 21.15-1. Types of invasive mechanical ventilation
Characteristics	Limited-volume ventilation	Limited-pressure ventilation
Key adjustable parameter	Vt	Peak inspiratory pressure
Key monitored parameter	Peak inspiratory pressure	Vt, MV
Main uses	CNS disorders, general anesthesia	Lung diseasesa
a Pressure-limited ventilation is frequently preferred due to pathophysiologic considerations (preventing a barotrauma requires less vigilance than with volume-limited ventilation).
CNS, central nervous system; MV, minute ventilation; Vt, tidal volume.