Noninvasive Neurally Adjusted Ventilator Assist Ventilation in the Postoperative Period Produces Better Patient-Ventilator Synchrony but Not Comfort

Table 1

Individual patient characteristics including age, diagnosis ICU admission, type of surgery, and SAPS II on admission.

Included patient	Sex	Age (years)	Diagnosis (admission)	Type of surgery	SAPS II
1	Male	75	Endocarditis	SVR	66
2	Female	69	Aortic ulceration	Aortic arch replacement	41
3	Male	83	Combined aortic vitium, endocarditis	SVR	67
4	Male	60	Decompensated congestive heart failure	CABG	47
5	Female	71	Aortic and mitral valve stenosis	SVR	64
6	Male	74	Postoperative pneumonia	CABG	40
7	Male	76	Hemorrhagic shock	CABG	28
8	Male	74	Coronary artery disease	CABG	60
9	Male	41	Hemorrhagic shock	CABG	45
10	Male	67	NSTEMI	CABG	37
11	Male	68	Tricuspid valve insufficiency	SVR	44
12	Male	45	Multiple extremity fractures	Surgical bone repair	34
13	Male	51	Aortic dissection	Aortic arch replacement	66
14	Male	44	Aortic valve insufficiency	SVR	36
15	Female	57	Postoperative respiratory failure	CABG	42
16	Female	74	Coronary artery disease	CABG	39
17	Female	75	NSTEMI	CABG	35
18	Male	46	Aortic valve stenosis	SVR	29
19	Male	65	Coronary artery disease	CABG	39
20	Male	74	Coronary artery disease	CABG	46
21	Male	84	Lung mass	Diagnostic VATS	47
22	Female	73	Coronary artery disease	CABG	34