Loose Alarm Strategy | Tight Alarm Strategy | P | |
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Number of subjects | 21 | 21 | – |
Automated FiO2 Settings | |||
High Target-Range (SpO2%) | 95.1 (0.8) | 95.0 (0.7) | ns |
Low Target-Range (SpO2%) | 88.4 (1.0) | 88.5 (1.0) | ns |
High SpO2 Alarm (SpO2%) | 98.0 (0.9) | 96.3 (0.8) | < 0.001 |
Low SpO2 Alarm (SpO2%) | 85.6 (1.1) | 87.4 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
SpO2 alarm delay (sec) | 90.0 (2.9) | 30.4 (1.7) | < 0.001 |
Median FiO2 (%) | 28.1 (6.2) | 30.7 (8.6) | ns |
Median SpO2 (%) | 92.5 (1.1) | 92.1 (1.0) | 0.039 |
SpO2 86–96%* (%time) | 89.7(6.8) | 91.5 (8.9) | ns |
Normoxemia** (%time) | 95.2 (3.9) | 94.9 (4.6) | ns |
Manual FiO2 adjustments (/day) | 2 (1–5) | 2 (2–3) | ns |