Table 2

Details of nine patients excluded from the automatic group because of a lack of adaptation to mandatory rate ventilation

Patients

Type of surgery

Time from the respiratory effort to change to PSV (minutes)

Weaning duration (minutes)

1

Cardiac

60

228

2

Abdominal

90

258

3

Abdominal

60

288

4

Tracheoplasty

150

222

5

Cardiac

60

168

6

Burn debridement

6

330

7

Abdominal

450

642

8

Abdominal

240

330

9

Abdominal

120

498

Mean weaning duration

137.3

329.3

Standard deviation

135.2

150.3

Minimum to maximum

6 to 450

168 to 642

PSV = pressure support ventilation

Taniguchi et al. Critical Care 2009 13:R6   doi:10.1186/cc7695