Clinical review Patient-ventilator interaction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.docVIP

Available online /content/10/6/236 Review Clinical review: Patient-ventilator interaction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Philippe Jolliet1 and Didier Tassaux1,2 1Intensive Care, University Hospital, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland 2Anesthesiology, University Hospital, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland Corresponding author: Philippe Jolliet, jolliet@medecine.unige.ch Published: 3 November 2006 Critical Care 2006, 10:236 (doi:10.1186/cc5073) This article is online at /content/10/6/236 ? 2006 BioMed Central Ltd Abstract Overall, whereas the goal of ventilatory support is to provide some