Research Article
Leakage Characteristics of Dual-Cannula Fenestrated Tracheostomy Tubes during Positive Pressure Ventilation: A Bench Study
Table 2
Ventilator and lung simulator compliance settings.
| Variable | Settings |
| Ventilation mode | Volume-controlled Pressure-controlled | Ventilator rate (breaths·min−1) | 15 | Tidal volume (mL) | 450 ± 5% | Inspiration : expiration ratio | 1 : 2 | Positive end-expiratory pressure (mbar) | 3, 6, 9, 12 | Lung simulator compliance (mL·mbar−1) | 20, 50 | Lung simulator resistance (mbar·mL−1·sec−1) | 5 |
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