Five days after being placed on continuous mechanical ventil…
Five days after being placed on continuous mechanical ventilation, a patient who inhaled toxic gas in an industrial accident displays the following clinical data: FiO2 0.4 PEEP 20 cm H20 PaO2 120 mm Hg PaCO2 38 mm Hg Ventilator Mode Assist/Control What ventilator changes should the respiratory therapist recommend at this time?