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Figure 6

From: Effects of the components of positive airway pressure on work of breathing during bronchospasm

Figure 6

Changes in pleural (left) and transdiaphragmatic (right) work indicesafter the application of 10 cmH2O inspiratory positive airway pressure(IPAP), expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP), and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). IPAP and CPAP significantly reduced transdiaphragmatic pressure (P < 0.05) but not pleural pressure work indices compared with control conditions. EPAP significantly increased all indices of respiratory work (*P < 0.05).

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