From: Patient-ventilator asynchronies: may the respiratory mechanics play a role?
Variable |
Restrictive diseases (n= 39) |
Obstructive diseases (n= 30) | P |
---|---|---|---|
Breathing pattern | |||
Respiratory rate (breath/min) |
25 (9) |
19 (5) | 0.001 |
VT (ml) |
450 (379 to 625) |
497 (403 to 631) | 0.64 |
Respiratory mechanics | |||
CLdyn (l/cmH2O) |
0.05 (0.03 to 0.12) |
0.06 (0.04 to 0.09) | 0.38 |
RL (cmH2O/lxs) |
5.7 (3.8 to 8.6) |
15.8 (10.1 to 19.8) | <0.001 |
PEEPdyn (cmH2O) |
0.8 (0.5 to 1.1) |
1.8 (1.2 to 3) | <0.001 |
PTPdi (cmH2Oxs) |
7.6 (5 to 13.8) |
13.4 (10.6 to 19.6) | 0.003 |
PTPdi/min(cmH2Oxs/min) |
213 (129 to 271) |
283 (191 to 369) | 0.026 |