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Table 3 Mucosal injury score and humidification rate settings during the course of superimposed high-frequency jet ventilation

From: A new prototype of an electronic jet-ventilator and its humidification system

 

Group A

Group B

Initially

  

   Mucosal injury score

0

0

   Humidification rate setting (ml/h)

20

20

After 20 min

  

   Mucosal injury score

0

1

Humidification rate setting (ml/h)

20

30

After 2 h

  

   Mucosal injury score

1

2

   Humidification rate setting (ml/h)

30

40

After 2 days

  

   Mucosal injury score

2

3

   Humidification rate setting (ml/h)

40

45

After 4 days

  

   ;Mucosal injury score

1

3

   Humidification rate setting (ml/h)

35

50