Comparative study of two different modes of noninvasive home mechanical ventilation in chronic respiratory failure☆
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Keywords
NIHMV
Volumetric ventilators
Ventilation mode
Chronic respiratory failure
Abbreviations
A/C
assist/control
C
control
CT90
percent of time with O2 saturation <90%
EPAP
expiratory positive airway pressure
FEV1
forced expiratory volume in 1 s
FVC
forced vital capacity
I/E
inspiratory to expiratory ratio
IPAP
inspiratory positive airway pressure
NIHMV
noninvasive home mechanical ventilation
MEP
maximum expiratory pressure
MIP
maximum inspiratory pressure
(MV)
mechanical ventilation
PaCO2
arterial carbon dioxide tension
PaO2
arterial oxygen tension
(RA)
room air
sd
standard deviation
WRB
with respect to baseline value
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This study was financed in part by RedRespira-ISCiii-RTIC-03/11.
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Both authors contributed equally to this study, which is part of the doctoral thesis of Astrid Crespo.
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