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Table 1 Baseline ventilator settings and patients' respiratory system mechanics

From: Determinants of the cuff-leak test: a physiological study

No.

V T

Fr

C rs

R int

R rs

1

0.68

12.8

47.5

12.6

17.1

2

0.64

13.0

27.2

8.4

12.4

3

0.61

8.1

63.2

13.1

20.4

4

0.70

7.1

57.8

14.1

17.5

5

0.46

7.1

63.8

14.9

17.2

6

0.68

14.9

30.5

11.0

15.5

7

0.52

14.5

30.9

10.8

15.0

8

0.58

11.6

28.0

13.8

18.5

9

0.62

8.5

51.2

13.4

15.1

10

0.60

13.5

32.2

13.3

17.3

11

0.66

9.8

56.1

8.5

12.8

12

0.58

10.4

17.7

9.6

22.8

13

0.51

13.0

37.6

9.0

14.0

14

0.56

16.0

43.9

6.7

13.3

15

0.49

11.8

36.4

10.7

13.6

Mean

0.59

11.5

41.6

11.3

16.2

SD

0.07

2.9

14.4

2.5

2.9

  1. Crs, end-inspiratory static compliance of the respiratory system (ml/cmH2O); Fr, ventilator frequency (breaths/min); Rint and Rrs, minimum and maximum inspiratory resistance (cmH2O/l per second), respectively; VT, tidal volume (litres).
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