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It also assesses the feasibility of automating these techniques using a self-developed, ventilator-synchronized device on a dummy.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This single-arm feasibility study was conducted in two intensive care units at Charit\u00e9 \u2013 Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin, including critically ill patients with hypercapnic lung failure, with additional lab testing at the Technical University of Berlin. Manual IAPV and ERCC were applied to patients, and automation feasibility was tested on a dummy using prototype device. Primary outcomes included changes in tidal volume and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) and device effectiveness at different PEEP levels.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In nine hypercapnic patients, manual IAPV increased tidal volume from 5.72 to 8.85\u2009mL\/ kg predicted bodyweight (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001, relative effect (CI) 0.93 (0.79\u20131.06)) and ERCC from 5.79 to 8.13\u2009mL\/ kg predicted bodyweight (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001, relative effect (CI) 0.93 (0.80\u20131.05)). PaCO2 reduced after 20 minutes with both techniques (IAPV: from 65 to 52 mmHg, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.01, relative effect (CI) 0.15 (0.01\u20130.28); ERCC: from 61 to 51 mmHg, p=\u2009&lt;\u20090.01, relative effect (CI) 0.22 (0.07\u20130.37)). A transient decrease in oxygenation was fully and rapidly reversible. The automated device doubled tidal volumes in dummy simulations, with greater effectiveness at higher PEEP-levels.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Manual and automated ventilator-synchronized IAPV and ERCC were associated with improved ventilation. 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