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Patient characteristics and baseline ventilator settings |
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| Age, years |
FiO2 |
PaO2, mm Hg |
PaCO2, mm Hg |
VT, liters |
Fr, breaths per minute |
V'I, liters per second |
TI/TTOT |
VE, liters per minute |
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| 67.8 ± 6.0 |
0.39 ± 0.06 |
72.8 ± 7.1 |
59.4 ± 3.8 |
0.52 ± 0.04 |
14.6 ± 1.6 |
0.72 ± 0.04 |
0.24 ± 0.02 |
7.5 ± 0.9 |
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Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. FiO2, fractional concentration of inspired oxygen; Fr, respiratory frequency; PaCO2, partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide; PaO2, partial pressure of arterial oxygen; TI/TTOT, duty cycle; VE, minute ventilation; V'I, constant inspiratory flow; VT, tidal volume. | ||||||||
Malliotakis et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R140 doi:10.1186/cc7117 |
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