Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist and proportional assist ventilation both improve patient-ventilator interaction

Table 1 Patient characteristics at enrollment

Patient no.	Age (years)	BMI (kg.m⁻²)	SAPS 2	Admission diagnosis	MV duration before inclusion (days)	FiO₂	PEEP (cmH₂O)
1	70	32.0	61	Pneumonia	8	0.5	4
2	90	29.9	63	ARDS	2	0.4	5
3	83	16.0	55	ARDS	6	0.5	4
4	67	37.6	56	Pneumonia	12	0.5	5
5	77	27.8	47	Acute respiratory failure due to decompensation of COPD	7	0.5	4
6	60	27.5	35	Pneumonia	8	0.5	4
7	60	25.0	26	Acute respiratory failure due to decompensation of COPD	7	0.5	4
8	81	33.2	49	Pneumonia	4	0.4	4
9	74	18.4	63	Pneumonia	6	0.5	4
10	64	23.5	97	Pneumonia	11	0.5	5
11	67	23.0	51	ARDS	12	0.5	4
12	62	22.8	84	ARDS	7	0.5	4
13	62	25.0	49	Pneumonia	2	0.5	5
14	66	29.4	67	Acute respiratory failure due to decompensation of COPD	21	0.5	5
15	65	26.0	72	Pneumonia	12	0.5	5
16	67	31.6	46	Pneumonia	2	0.4	5
Median (IQR)	67 (63–75)	27 (23–30)	55 (48–64)		7.0 (5.5-11.0)	0.5 (0.5-0.5)	4 (4–5)

M, male; F, female; BMI, body mass index; SAPS II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; MV, mechanical ventilation; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; IQR, interquartile range; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome, COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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