Research Article
Comparisons of Metabolic Load between Adaptive Support Ventilation and Pressure Support Ventilation in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients
Table 1
Demographic data of participated subjects.
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| | Male/female, (n) | 17/7 | | | Age (year) | 70.6 ± 14.0 | | | APACHE II score | 19.0 ± 4.1 | | | Days on MV (day) | 9.6 ± 5.6 | | | ICU stay (day) | 10.3 ± 5.8 | | | Diagnosis, n (%) | | | | Pneumonia | 9 | 37.5% | | COPD AE | 2 | 8.3% | | Other respiratory diseases | 4 | 16.7% | | Congestive heart failure | 2 | 8.3% | | Cerebral vascular accident | 2 | 8.3% | | Cancer | 5 | 20.8% | | Ventilator setting | | | | Pressure support level (cmH2O) | 8 | | | PEEP (cmH2O) | 8 | | | FiO2 (%) | 34.5 ± 2.1 | |
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APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; COPD AE, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Acute Exacerbation.
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