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Table 2 Asynchrony with mechanical ventilation in NAVA and PSV

From: Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist mitigates ventilator-induced diaphragm injury in rabbits

 

NAVA

PSV

p valuea

Ineffective inspiratory efforts (events/min)

0 [0–0.3]

2.0 [1.0–3.5]

0.003

Auto-triggering (events/min)

0 [0–1.0]

0 [0–1.0]

0.057

Double triggering (events/min)

0 [0–0.3]

0 [0–0]

0.68

Asynchrony index (%)

1.1 [0–2.2]

6.8 [3.8–10.0]

0.023

  1. values are expressed as median [interquartile range]
  2. a Mann–Whitney’s U test
  3. NAVA neurally adjusted ventilatory assist, PSV pressure support ventilation