Which of the following is an advantage of intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) over continuous mandatory ventilation (CMV)?

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IMV allows the patient to breathe spontaneously between mandatory breaths, which can result in lower pleural pressures for a given tidal volume and therefore reduce the risk of barotrauma. Option A is incorrect as IMV still encourages activity of the ventilatory muscles. Option B is incorrect as it is a feature of CMV, not IMV. Option D is also incorrect as both CMV and IMV can have similar weaning times depending on the patient's condition.

Which of the Following Is an Advantage of Intermittent Mandatory