From: A new prototype of an electronic jet-ventilator and its humidification system
Characteristic | Â |
   Age (years) | 67 ± 12 |
   Sex (male/female) |       24/16 |
Etiology of acute respiratory failure (n) | Â |
   Postoperative |        20 |
   Pneumonia |        12 |
   Sepsis |        8 |
Drug treatment | Â |
   Midazolam (n, mg/kg per h) |   40, 0.12 ± 0.03 |
   Sufentanil (n, mg/kg per h) |   40, 0.012 ± 0.003 |
   Ketamine (n, mg/kg per h) |   15, 1.5 ± 0.5 |
Respirator therapy (CPPV, pressure controlled mode, by Evita*) | Â |
   Pmax (n, mbar) | 40, 26 ± 4 |
   PEEP (n, mbar) | 40, 10 ± 2 |
   FiO2 (n, %) |   40, 70 ± 16 |
   I:E (n, time ratio) |       40, 1:1 |