Criteria used to determine breath types during mechanical ventilation Criteria used to determine breath types during mechanical ventilation. (Reproduced with permission from Chatburn RL. Classification of mechanical ventilators. Respir Care. 1992; Sep; 37(9):1009-1025.) Source: Ventilator Mode Classification, Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, 3e Citation: Hess DR, Kacmarek RM. Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, 3e; 2014 Available at: http://accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/books/1679/hes_ch5_f003.png&sec=110080858&BookID=1679&ChapterSecID=110080835&imagename= Accessed: November 09, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved