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Table 1

From: Effects of conventional and closed-loop neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in intubated spinal cord injured patients

 

Low volume

High volume

Low NAVA

High NAVA

P VC vs NAVA

P level

VT (l)

0.6 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

0.6 ± 0.2

<0.001

<0.001

Peak Pmo (cmH2O)

19.2 ± 3.2

34.9 ± 2.6

18.4 ± 5.9

31.5 ± 5.9

NS

<0.001

Mean EAdi (%)

3.3 ± 4.3

0.8 ± 1.7

6.8 ± 4.2

4.6 ± 3.0

0.004

0.03

Mean Pdi (cmH2O)

2.5 ± 3.1

-1.3 ± 2.1

4.3 ± 3.4

2.6 ± 2.6

0.02

0.009

  1. VT, tidal volume; EAdi, diaphragm activation; Pdi, transdiaphragmatic pressure.
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