Objective:To evaluate the impact of airflow obstruction severity on patient-ventilator synchrony and work of breathing (WOB) during facial mask proportional assist ventilation (PAV) .Methods:ASL5000 lung simulator was used to simulate the lung mechanics in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) , set with a respiratory system compliance (C
rs) of 50.0 ml/cmH
2O, a respiratory system elastance (E
rs) of 20.0 cmH
2O/L, airway resistance (R
aw) of 5.0, 10.0 or 20.0 cmH
2O·L
-1·s
-1, inspiratory time (T
I) of 1.6 sec,...