Volume 93, April 2026, 104320Author links open overlay panelSuwen Li, Xing Xin, Chenxin Ye, Gendi LuShow moreAccess through your organization

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The “Static-Dynamic Paradox” and “Reservoir-Bolus” mechanisms proposed herein remain theoretical; clinical validation is required to confirm their impact on VAP outcomes.

CRediT authorship contribution statement

Suwen Li: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft. Xing Xin: Writing – original draft. Chenxin Ye: Writing – original draft. Gendi Lu: Writing – original draft.

Funding

This study received no external funding.

Declaration of competing interest

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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