COPD n=51 |
OHS n=34 |
P Values | |||
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Number of patients with APCV, n (%) | 49 | 96.1% | 28 | 82.3% | 0,340 |
Pinsp in cm H2O | 22 | 3.7 | 22 | 3.9 | 0,43 |
PEEP in cm H2O | 2.3 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0,18 |
Number of patients with PEEP = 0, n (%) | 21 | 41% | 0 | 0% | 0,026 |
Effective pressure in cm H2O | 18.5 | 0.74 | 16.9 | 0.88 | 0,095 |
Ventilation rate in breaths/min | 15.8 | 3.3 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 0,48 |
Prescribed duration of ventilation in h/d | 11.8 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0,51 |
Number of patients rejecting therapy, n (%)* | 9 | 18% | 7 | 21% | 0,071 |
Average device usage in h/d * | 5.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0,17 |
Number of patients with pCO2 < 5.7kPa with NIV, n (%) | 36 | 70.6% | 21 | 61.8% | 0,11 |