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Table 1

From: Which positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) should be used during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) patients?

 

EPAP level (cmH2O)

 

0

5

8

11

14

17

20

paO2/FIO2

202.50 ± 79.69*

234.68 ± 79.69*

217.85 ± 79.13

242.03 ± 69.54

240.12 ± 77.83

279.52 ± 94.31*

279.07 ± 83.26*

paCO2–EtCO2

4.30 ± 3.44

6.82 ± 4.10

7.18 ± 3.97

4.43 ± 3.83

6.70 ± 3.44

6.92 ± 4.94

6.40 ± 3.53

IAP

16.50 ± 6.25

16.17 ± 6.27

16.75 ± 7.0

18.50 ± 4.88

18.67 ± 4.84

19.75 ± 5.67

19.25 ± 4.58

ABP

96.50 ± 17.66

96.00 ± 14.90

93.83 ± 20.25

91.67 ± 22.0

90.33 ± 20.64

91.17 ± 21.18

94.50 ± 20.81

HR

85.67 ± 19.10

80.83 ± 20.15

78.50 ± 14.35

76.33 ± 13.63

76.67 ± 13.72

79.00 ± 13.78

79.17 ± 14.97

  1. *P < 0.05 (ANOVA/Bonferroni correction).
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