A New Target from a Target Trial Emulation: Allow Early Assisted Breathing

Andrew J Admon^{1

2

3}, Christopher J Yarnell^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, Michigan.
² Department of Epidemiology University of Michigan School of Public Health Ann Arbor, Michigan.
³ VA Center for Clinical Management Research VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁴ Department of Critical Care Medicine and Research Institute Scarborough Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Editorial

Andrew J Admon et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jun.

. 2025 Jun;211(6):895-897.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202501-0240ED.

Andrew J Admon^{1

2

3}, Christopher J Yarnell^{4

5}

¹ Department of Internal Medicine University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, Michigan.
² Department of Epidemiology University of Michigan School of Public Health Ann Arbor, Michigan.
³ VA Center for Clinical Management Research VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁴ Department of Critical Care Medicine and Research Institute Scarborough Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Comment on

Early versus Delayed Switching from Controlled to Assisted Ventilation: A Target Trial Emulation.
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