Comparison among bilevel noninvasive mechanical ventilation, continuous positive airway pressure and oxygen in the treatment of cardiogenic acute pulmonary edema

Table

	PaO₂/FiO₂			RR			SAP			DAP
Min	NIV	CPAP	O₂	NIV	CPAP	O₂	NIV	CPAP	O₂	NIV	CPAP	O₂
0	148 ± 75^†	167 ± 47^†	212 ± 45	35 ± 8	37 ± 8	39 ± 7	139 ± 32	164 ± 44	167 ± 45	76 ± 19^*	99 ± 30	102 ± 27
10	-	-	-	29 ± 6^†	29 ± 8^†	36 ± 9	127 ± 24	142 ± 34	155 ± 42	70 ± 16^*	83 ± 24	95 ± 22
30	228 ± 103	238 ± 104	261 ± 104	26 ± 5^†	25 ± 7^†	31 ± 7	118 ± 21^*	139 ± 30	147 ± 23	67 ± 10^†	76 ± 21^†	95 ± 14
60	221 ± 100	273 ± 134	250 ± 125	24 ± 5	24 ± 5	28 ± 6	121 ± 24	128 ± 24	146 ± 29	70 ± 16^†	71 ± 22^†	91 ± 14

DAP, diastolic arterial pressure; RR, respiratory rate; SAP, systolic arterial pressure.^*P < 0.05 NIV versus O₂ and CPAP; ^†P < 0.05 NIV and CPAP versus O₂.

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