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Table 2 Primary endpoints

From: Pressure Support Ventilation (PSV) versus Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) in difficult to wean pediatric ARDS patients: a physiologic crossover study

 

PSV1

NAVA

PSV2

P

Asynchrony Index (%)

13.6 [8–15.7]

1.7 [0–2.4]

10 [6.5–20]

0.001

Auto Triggering (n/min)

1.5 [0–3.5]

0 [0–0]

1 [0.2–3]

0.003

Wasted efforts (n/min)

1 [2–4]

0 [0–0]

2 [1–3.8]

< 0.0001

Late Cycling (n/min)

1.5 [0–4]

1 [0–1]

2 [1–5]

0.176

  1. Data are expressed as median (interquartile range: 25th and 75th percentile)
  2. Abbreviations: N/min number per minute, % percentage, PSV pressure support ventilation, NAVA neurally adjusted ventilatory assist
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