Safety use of high frequency oscillatory ventilation in transport of newborn infants affected by severe respiratory failure: preliminary data in central Tuscany

Table 2 Comparison of Vital parameters, hemogas-analytical values and pulmonary ventilator setting recorded before and after neonatal protected transport

Vital Parameters	pre-NPT	post-NPT	P-value (paired t-test)
HR (bpm)	139 ± 20	143 ± 21	0,3767
MBP (mmHg)	39,5 ± 16,2	46,3 ± 14,2	0,1683
SatO₂ (%)	95 ± 5	97 ± 3	0,4963
Hemogas-analytic values
pH	7,26 ± 0,14	7,30 ± 0,14	0,7366
PaCO₂ (mmHg)	46 ± 9	44 ± 7	0,6394
EB (mmol/l)	- 5,50 ± 9,20	- 4,54 ± 7,60	0,6727
HCO3- (mmol/l)	19,4 ± 6,33	22,3 ± 5,41	0,0749
Setting of pulmonary Ventilator
P_aw (cm H₂O)	13 ± 3	13 ± 3	0,5483
FiO₂ (%)	57 ± 31	55 ± 29	0,3466
Fr (Hz)	10,6 ± 1,1	10,8 ± 1,3	0,6075
ΔP (mbar)	31,9 ± 6,6	29,7 ± 6,5	0,1037

Table 2: Vital parameters, hemogas-analytical values and pulmonary ventilator setting recorded before and after neonatal protected transport (pre-NPT and post-NPT), expressed as the average value ± standard deviation (DS)

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